Use of anal gland secretion to distinguish the two beaver species Castor canadensis and C. fiber

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-123

  Rosell, Frank ^a   Sun, Lixing ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^b CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Castor canadensis; Castor fiber; Norway; Sex determination; Species determination; USA

Indexed keywords

CASTOR CANADENSIS; CASTOR FIBER; CASTORIDAE;

EID: 0033003585     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.015     Document Type: Article

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