The behavioural ecology of the island fox (Urocyon littoralis)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 255, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-14

  Roemer, Gary W ^a,c   Smith, Deborah A ^a   Garcelon, David K ^b   Wayne, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WILDLIFE STUDIES   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Island fox; Polygamy; Population structure; Urocyon littoralis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CANID; ISOLATED POPULATION; POPULATION ECOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

UNITED STATES;

CANIDAE; MAMMALIA; UROCYON LITTORALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034818876     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901001066     Document Type: Article

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