The mating system of feral cats (Felis catus L.) in a sub-Antarctic environment

Polar Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 838-842

  Say, Ludovic ^a,c   Devillard, Sébastien ^a   Natoli, Eugenia ^b   Pontier, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b Ospedale Veterinario   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELID; FERAL ORGANISM; MATING BEHAVIOR; SUBANTARCTIC REGION;

INDIAN OCEAN; KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

CATUS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036923323     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0427-2     Document Type: Article

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