Home range and social behavior of the endangered tehuantepec jackrabbit (Lepus flavigularis) in Oaxaca, Mexico

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 748-756

  Farías, Verónica ^a,b   Fuller, Todd K ^a   Cervantes, Fernando A ^b   Lorenzo, Consuelo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Home range; Lepus flavigularis; Mating; Mexico; Overlap; Social behavior; Tehuantepec jackrabbit

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; HOME RANGE; JUVENILE; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYGAMY; SAVANNA; SMALL MAMMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA; TEHUANTEPEC;

LEPUS FLAVIGULARIS;

EID: 33748447287     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/05-MAMM-A-248R3.1     Document Type: Article

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