Social monogamy in kit foxes: Formation, association, duration, and dissolution of mated pairs

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1439-1446

  Ralls, Katherine ^a   Cypher, Brian ^b   Spiegel, Linda K ^c  

^a SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION   (United States)

Author keywords

Kit fox; Monogamy; Pair bond; Vulpes macrotis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BREEDING SEASON; CANID; FITNESS; MONOGAMY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TERRITORIALITY;

VULPES; VULPES MACROTIS;

EID: 37549049377     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-348R.1     Document Type: Article

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