Diet of stone martens: An example of ecological flexibility

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 238, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-555

  Genovesi, P ^a,b   Secchi, M ^a   Boitani, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MARTES FOINA;

DIET; OPPORTUNISTIC FEEDING; STONE MARTEN;

ITALY;

EID: 0029666970     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05412.x     Document Type: Article

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