Territorial behaviour of Talpa romana in two different habitats: Food resources and reproductive needs as potential causes of variation

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 193-201

  Beolchini, Francesca ^a,b   Dupre E ^a   Loy, Anna ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Biol Animale e dell'Uomo   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TALPA ROMANA;

FOOD AVAILABILITY; ROMAN MOLE; SOIL FAUNA; TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOUR;

ITALY;

EID: 0029660340     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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