Spatial patterns in a population of nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 161-169

  Loughry, W J ^a   Mcdonough, Colleen M ^a  

^a VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; JUVENILE; MAMMAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

FLORIDA; USA;

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; EDENTATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031851721     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(1998)140[0161:SPIAPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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