Spacing patterns and social mating systems of echimyid rodents

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-38

  Adler, Gregory H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Echimyidae; Home range; Mating systems; Social systems; Spacing patterns

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; MONOGAMY; NEOTROPIC ECOZONE; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RODENT; SPACING; TERRITORIALITY;

ECHIMYIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 79951891329     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/09-MAMM-S-395.1     Document Type: Article

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