Spatial ecology of swift fox social groups: From group formation to mate loss

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 547-554

  Kitchen, Ann M ^a   Gese, Eric M ^a   Karki, Seija M ^a   Schauster, Edward R ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denning; Dispersal; Group formation; Home range use; Spatial ecology; Swift fox; Vulpes velox

Indexed keywords

CANID; DEN; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

APUS APUS; CANIDAE; VULPES VELOX;

EID: 20444371965     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[547:SEOSFS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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