Snake-directed antipredator behavior of rock squirrels (spermophilus variegatus): Population differences and snake-species discrimination

Behaviour

Volumn 138, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 575-595

  Owings, Donald H ^a   Coss, Richard G ^a   Mckernon, Diane ^a   Rowe, Matthew P ^b   Arrowood, Patricia C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035621711     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853901316924485     Document Type: Article

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