Determining the relative abundance of European red foxes by scent- station methodology

Wildlife Society Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 500-504

  Travaini, Alejandro ^a,b,c,d   Laffitte, Rafael ^a   Delibes, Miguel ^a,e,f  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d Argentinean Sci Research Council   (Spain)

^e Natl Council for Research of Spain   (Spain)

^f Club of Madrid   (Spain)

Author keywords

Europe; red fox; scent stations; Spain; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

POPULATION DENSITY; RED FOX; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SCENT STATION;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, DONANA BIOLOGICAL RESERVE; SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, DONANA NATIONAL PARK;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0029660524     PISSN: 00917648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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