Secret lives of maned wolves (Chrysocyon brachyurus Illiger 1815): As revealed by GPS tracking collars

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 271, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-36

  Bandeira De Melo, L F ^a   Lima Sabato M A ^a   Vaz Magni, E M ^a   Young, R J ^b   Coelho, C M ^a  

^a Fundacao Zoo Botanica de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chrysocyon brachyurus; GPS collar; Home range; Maned wolves; Socio spatial dynamics

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOMONITORING; CANID; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; TRACKING;

CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS;

EID: 33846072002     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00176.x     Document Type: Article

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