Faecal marking behaviour in ringtails (Bassariscus astutus) during the non-breeding period: Spatial characteristics of latrines and single faeces

Chemoecology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Barja, Isabel ^a   List, Rurik ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bassariscus astutus; Faeces; Latrines; Mammalia; Procyonidae; Single faeces; Visual and scent marking

Indexed keywords

BASSARISCUS; BASSARISCUS ASTUTUS; MAMMALIA; PROCYONIDAE;

EID: 33751223179     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-006-0352-x     Document Type: Article

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