Gender differences in activity patterns of American mink Neovison vison in Germany

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 187-194

  Zschille, Jana ^a   Stier, Norman ^a   Roth, Mechthild ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity rhythms; Diurnal behaviour; Inter sexual competition; Mustela vison; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 77952554090     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0303-2     Document Type: Article

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