The red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Saudi Arabia: Loose-knit groupings in the absence of territoriality

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 249, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 383-391

  Macdonald, D W ^b   Courtenay, O ^a,b   Forbes, S ^b   Mathews, F ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecology; Red fox; Territoriality; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CANID; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

SAUDI ARABIA;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0033372575     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999009899     Document Type: Article

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