Inter- and intraspecific competition between the fox species Alopex lagopus and Vulpes vulpes: An evaluation trial under penned conditions

Polar Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 330-336

  Korhonen, Hannu ^a   Alasuutari, Sakari ^b   Mäkinen, Auli ^b   Niemelä, Paavo ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOPEX LAGOPUS; VULPES VULPES;

ARCTIC FOX; DOMINANCE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; RED FOX;

EID: 0030617564     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00013374     Document Type: Article

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