The feeding habits of wolves in relation to large prey availability in northern Italy

Ecography

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 287-295

  Meriggi, Alberto ^a   Brangi, Anna ^a   Matteucci, Carlo ^b   Sacchi, Oreste ^a  

^a Dipartimento di Biologia Animale   (Italy)

^b ST ERNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREY AVAILABILITY; SHEEP;

ITALY;

CANIS LUPUS; OVIS ARIES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030304557     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1996.tb01256.x     Document Type: Article

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