MARKING BEHAVIOR OF THE EUROPEAN LYNX (FE LIX LYNX, FELIDAE, CARNIVORA)

Authors
SOKOLOV VE NAIDENKO SV SERBENYUK MA
Citation
Ve. Sokolov et al., MARKING BEHAVIOR OF THE EUROPEAN LYNX (FE LIX LYNX, FELIDAE, CARNIVORA), Izvestia Akademii nauk SSSR. Seria biologiceskaa, (3), 1995, pp. 304-315
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Biology
Journal title
Izvestia Akademii nauk SSSR. Seria biologiceskaa → ACNP
ISSN journal
00023329
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
304 - 315
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-3329(1995):3<304:MBOTEL>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
Sexual, seasonal, and age-related differences have been analyzed in th e morphology and frequency oi. certain behavioral forms in the Europea n lynx in captivity, which are traditionally described as marking beha vior. Their role in distant communication is discussed. The marking of various objects by urine in the wild and in captivity is considered.