Effects of territoriality on population density in the Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 964-972

  Ochiai, Keiji ^a   Susaki, Kayoko ^b  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NONE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Capricornis crispus; Food availability; Japanese serow; Mating system; Monogamy; Population density; Territoriality; Territory size

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; POPULATION DENSITY; TERRITORIALITY;

JAPAN;

ANIMALIA; CAPRICORNIS; CAPRICORNIS CRISPUS; MAMMALIA; NAEMORHEDUS SUMATRAENSIS;

EID: 0036860557     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2002)083<0964:EOTOPD>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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