Pairing behavior of the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 290-298

  McDonough, Colleen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS;

EID: 0030728104     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2426822     Document Type: Article

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