Field observation of two males following a female in the Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) during the mating season

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 404-406

  López Bao, José V ^a   Rodríguez, Alejandro ^a   Alés, Enrique ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; FELID; FIELD METHOD; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATING BEHAVIOR;

LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS;

EID: 48649108143     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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