Lunar condition influences coyote (Canis latrans) howling

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 413-417

  Bender, Darren J ^a,c   Bayne, Erin M ^b,c   Brigham, R Mark ^c  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; CUPRESSUS;

EID: 0030444386     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426745     Document Type: Article

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