Does harvesting arable crops influence the behaviour of the European hare Lepus europaeus?

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-91

  Marboutin, Eric ^a   Aebischer, Nicholas J ^b  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

activity budget; France; habitat use; Lepus europaeus; scanning behaviour; telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 0029859171     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1996.036     Document Type: Article

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