Individual variation in vigilance among white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus)

Southwestern Naturalist

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 279-285

  Hoogland, John L ^a   Hale, Sarah L ^b   Kirk, Ariel D ^c   Sui, Yvonne D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84893086360     PISSN: 00384909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1894/0038-4909-58.3.279     Document Type: Article

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