Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) use rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) scent marks as territorial marking sites

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-156

  Monclús, Raquel ^a   Arroyo, Marta ^a   Valencia, Ana ^a   De Miguel, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Chemical signals; Predator prey interactions; Rabbit; Red fox; Territorial marking

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 58149302570     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-008-0098-8     Document Type: Article

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