Is population density correlated with faecal and urine scent marking in European badgers (Meles meles) in the UK?

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 286-293

  Hutchings, Michael R ^a,b   Service, Katrina M ^a,c   Harris, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badgers; Population density; Scent marking

Indexed keywords

BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; COMMUNICATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; MUSTELID; POPULATION DENSITY; SCENT MARKING;

UNITED KINGDOM;

BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0036393160     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00043     Document Type: Article

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