Effect of black-footed ferret odors on behavior and reproduction of prairie dogs

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 344-351

  Andelt, William F ^a   Beck, Thomas D I ^b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MUSTELA NIGRIPES;

EID: 0031720982     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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