Sex differences in space use of chiricahua fox squirrels

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 380-386

  Pasch, Bret ^a   Koprowski, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arizona; Mating system; Reproductive strategy; Sciurus nayaritensis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; MAMMAL; RADIOTELEMETRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; SCIURIDAE; SCIURUS; SCIURUS NAYARITENSIS; SCIURUS NIGER;

EID: 33646242519     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-121R1.1     Document Type: Article

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