Do Juvenile Nearctic River Otters (Lontra canadensis) Contribute to Fall Scent Marking?

Authors

  • Zach H. Olson Frostburg State University, Department of Biology, 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, Maryland 21532
  • Sadie S. Stevens Frostburg State University, Department of Biology, 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, Maryland 21532
  • Thomas L. Serfass Frostburg State University, Department of Biology, 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, Maryland 21532

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.166

Keywords:

Lontra canadensis, Nearctic River Otter, scent marking, seasonal variation, Pennsylvania

Abstract

We present photographic evidence in support of the hypothesis that juvenile Nearctic River Otters (Lontra canadensis) contribute to the observed fall peak in scent marking.

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Vol. 119 No. 3 (2005)

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