A review of wolf predation in southern Europe: Does the wolf prefer wild prey to livestock?

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1561-1571

  Meriggi, Alberto ^a   Lovari, Sandro ^b  

^a Department of Animal Biology ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; conservation; food habits; prey abundance; prey availability

Indexed keywords

DIET BREADTH; LIVESTOCK; PREY SELECTION; WOLF;

EUROPE, (SOUTH);

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0030302629     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2404794     Document Type: Article

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