Latrine use in a low density japanese badger (Meles anakuma) population determined by a continuous tracking system

Mammal Study

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 179-186

  Kaneko, Yayoi ^a   Suzuki, Takeyoshi ^a,b   Atoda, Oichi ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Latrine; Meles anakuma; Scent marking; Solitary; Trace Recorder

Indexed keywords

MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 76149136378     PISSN: 13434152     EISSN: 13486160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3106/041.034.0401     Document Type: Article

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