The role of habitat and mink predation in determining the status and distribution of water voles in England

Animal Conservation

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-137

  Barreto, Guillermo R ^a   Rushton, Steve P ^b   Strachan, Rob ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARVICOLA TERRESTRIS; ARVICOLINAE; MICROTUS RICHARDSONI; MURIDAE; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0000377603     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1367943098000079     Document Type: Article

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