Social organization in woodchucks (Marmota monax) and its relationship to growing season

Ethology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 313-324

  Maher, Christine R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURROWING ORGANISM; DISPERSAL; GROWING SEASON; RODENT; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

MARMOTA MONAX; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 33645210499     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2006.01150.x     Document Type: Article

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