Visitation patterns and behavior of nearctic river otters (Lontra canadensis) at latrines

Northeastern Naturalist

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-12

  Stevens, Sadie S ^a   Serfass, Thomas L ^a  

^a FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 42049089106     PISSN: 10926194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1656/1092-6194(2008)15[1:VPABON]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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