Scent-marking in the yellow-bellied marmot (marmota flaviventris)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-47

  Brady, K M ^a   Armitage, K B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cheekmarking; Marmota flaviventris; Olfactory communication; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; RODENT; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORIALITY;

MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS;

EID: 0033103836     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1999.9522840     Document Type: Article

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