The demography of a high-density badger (Meles meles) population in the west of England

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 705-728

  Rogers, L M ^a   Cheeseman, C L ^a   Mallinson, P J ^a   Clifton Hadley, R ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BADGER; DEMOGRAPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

ENGLAND; GLOUCESTERSHIRE; UK;

MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0030747829     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05821.x     Document Type: Article

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