The diet of the mountain hare (Lepus timidus hibernicus) on coastal grassland

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 240, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 804-810

  Wolfe, A ^a   Whelan, J ^a   Hayden, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLUNA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; POACEAE;

EID: 0030361209     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1996.tb05327.x     Document Type: Article

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