The social integration of European badger (Meles meles) cubs into their natal group

Behaviour

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 683-700

  Fell, Rebecca J ^a   Buesching, Christina D ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger; Group living; Group odour; Natal philopatry; Offspring retention; Scent marking; Social integration

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MELES MELES;

EID: 33748928593     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853906777791315     Document Type: Article

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