Evaluating behavioral syndromes in coyotes (Canis latrans)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 137-144

  Young, Julie K ^a   Mahe, Marion ^b   Breck, Stewart ^c  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Canis latrans; Flight initiation distance; Novel object; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939966688     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-015-0422-z     Document Type: Article

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