Spatial organization and habitat utilization of badgers Meles meles: Effects of food patch dispersion in the boreal forest of central Norway

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-22

  BrØseth, Henrik ^a   Knutsen, Bard ^a,b   Bevanger, Kiftil ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BADGER; EARTHWORM; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; TERRITORY;

NORWAY;

MELES MELES;

EID: 0030619655     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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