Space-use patterns by female striped skunks exposed to aggregations of simulated duck nests

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1604-1608

  Lariviere S ^a   Messier, F ^a  

^a Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; WETLANDS;

BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY;

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

CANADA; SASKATCHEWAN;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; ANSER; CARNIVORA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS;

EID: 0034758888     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z01-112     Document Type: Article

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