Social networks and the formation and maintenance of river otter groups

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 384-396

  Hansen, Heidi ^a,b   Mcdonald, David B ^a   Groves, Pamela ^c   Maier, Julie A K ^c   Ben David, Merav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Division of Forestry and Wildlife   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; BREEDING SEASON; CAPTIVITY; COASTAL ZONE; GENETIC VARIATION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; KINSHIP; MUSTELID; PHENOTYPE; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL NETWORK; TESTOSTERONE;

ALASKA; NORTH AMERICA; PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; LONTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 62749191472     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01624.x     Document Type: Article

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