Comparison of body condition indices in the red fox (Fissipedia, Canidae)

Mammalia

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 449-462

  Cavallini, P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; FISSIPEDIA; VULPES VULPES;

BODY MASS; CONDITION INDEX; CONDITION INDICES; RED FOX;

ITALY;

EID: 0030299220     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm-1996-0310     Document Type: Article

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