Assessing spatial activity in captive feral ferrets, Mustela furo L. (Camivora: Mustelidae)

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-83

  Medina Vogel, G ^a,c   Hickling, G J ^a   Clapperton, B K ^b  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Universidad Austral de Chile ^*  (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Captivity; Core area; Denning; Ferret; Home range; Intrasexual territoriality; Mustela furo

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; TERRITORIALITY;

NEW ZEALAND;

MUSTELA FURO;

EID: 0033870555     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2000.9518213     Document Type: Article

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