Geographical and seasonal patterns of mortality in red grouse Lagopus lagopus scoticus populations

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Hudson, Peter J ^a   Newborn, David ^b   Robertson, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corpses; Fox; Parasitism; Predation; Raptors; Red grouse

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; LAGOPUS SCOTICUS; MUSTELA ERMINEA; PHASIANIDAE; RAPTORES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0030869598     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1997.010     Document Type: Article

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