Habitat utilisation by urban foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and the implications for rabies control

Mammalia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 497-510

  Saunders, G ^a,b   White, P C L ^a,c   Harris, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; LYING-UP SITE; RED FOX; URBAN HABITAT;

UK, ENGLAND, AVON, BRISTOL;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0031420169     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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