Observations on body mass of prairie dogs in urban habitat

Western North American Naturalist

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-118

  Magle, Seth B ^a,b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Colorado; Demography; Prairie dogs; Sex ratio; Urban habitat

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS;

EID: 42249091516     PISSN: 15270904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3398/1527-0904(2008)68[113:OOBMOP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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