Scent-marking and territorial behaviour of Ethiopian wolves Canis simensis

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-361

  Sillero Zubiri, Claudio ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Border patrols; Canis simensis; Defecation; Scent marking; Territory

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CARNIVORE; DOMINANCE; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORIALITY;

CANIS SIMENSIS;

EID: 0031858402     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998007134     Document Type: Article

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