Predation risk, cover type, and group size in European rabbits in Donana (SW Spain)

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-230

  Villafuerte, Rafael ^a   Moreno, Sacramento ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Group size; Habitat structure; Log linear models; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

GROUP SIZE; HABITAT STRUCTURE; PREDATION RISK; RABBIT;

SPAIN, ANDALUCIA, DONANA NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 0030614159     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-23     Document Type: Article

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