Wolf Canis lupus predation on moose Alces alces and roe deer Capreolus capreolus in south-central Scandinavia

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-23

  Olsson, Olof ^a,b   Wirtberg, Jan ^c   Andersson, Marianne ^d   Wirtberg, Ingrid ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Lund University ^*  (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Badger; Canis lupus; Prey; Scat analysis; Ungulate; Wolf

Indexed keywords

ALCES ALCES; ALOE; ALOES; CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; LYNX LYNX; MELES MELES; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TRIXIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0030849097     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1997.003     Document Type: Article

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