The ability of red squirrels (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) to discriminate conspecific olfactory signatures

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1296-1300

  Vache M ^a   Ferron, J ^a   Gouat, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMMUNICATIONS; ODORS;

SQUIRRELS;

BIODIVERSITY;

ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; RODENT;

RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS;

EID: 0034877399     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjz-79-7-1296     Document Type: Article

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