Social organization of nine-banded armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus) in a riparian habitat

American Midland Naturalist

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 139-151

  McDonough, Colleen M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VALDOSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MAMMAL; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS;

EID: 0033851912     PISSN: 00030031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1674/0003-0031(2000)144[0139:SOONBA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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