Spacing pattern in a social group of stray cats: Effects on male reproductive success

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 175-180

  Say, Ludovic ^a   Pontier, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FELID; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SPACING;

FELIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 3042819622     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.11.008     Document Type: Article

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