Spatial organization and habitat utilization in a population of European badgers (Meles meles L.) in a hilly area of the Swiss midlands;Die räumliche Habitatnutzung einer Dachspopulation (Meles meles L.) im schweizerischen Mittelland

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 835-850

  Graf, Markus ^a   Wandeler, Alexander Imanuel ^b   Lüps, Peter ^c  

^a Station H ^*  (Switzerland)

^b CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY   (Canada)

^c NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM DER BURGERGEMEINDE BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

European badger; Meles meles; Population density; Sett use; Spatial organization; Swiss midlands

Indexed keywords

MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0030336291     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.79978     Document Type: Article

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