Faecal marking behaviour of Iberian wolf in different zones of their territory

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 54, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 21-29

  Barja, Isabel ^a   De Miguel, Francisco J ^a   Bárcena, Felipe ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Den area; Scent marking; Signalling; Wolves

Indexed keywords

CANID; FECES; SCENT MARKING; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TERRITORIALITY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CANIS LUPUS SIGNATUS;

EID: 22144494218     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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