Breeding movements and reproductive activities of porcupines in the Great Basin desert

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-10

  Sweitzer, Richard Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Erethizon dorsatum; Mating systems; Nevada; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

ERETHIZON DORSATUM; RIPARIA;

EID: 0037251862     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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