Do juvenile Nearctic River Otters (Lontra canadensis) contribute to fall scent marking?

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 459-461

  Olson, Zach H ^a   Stevens, Sadie S ^a   Serfass, Thomas L ^a  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lontra canadensis; Nearctic River Otter; Pennsylvania; Scent marking; Seasonal variation

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; JUVENILE; MUSTELID; PHOTOGRAPH; SCENT MARKING; SEASONAL VARIATION;

CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 33845920118     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22621/cfn.v119i3.166     Document Type: Article

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