The effect of reduction in badger density on the spatial organisation and activity of badgers Meles meles L. in relation to farms in central Ireland

Biology and Environment

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-158

  O'Corry Crowe, G ^a,b   Hammond, R ^a   Eves, J ^a,c   Hayden, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b SOUTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c An Roinn Talmhaiochta lascaigh agus Bia   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES;

IRELAND;

EID: 0030319941     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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