Home range, activity and movements of a wolf pack in central Italy

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 243, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 803-819

  Ciucci, P ^a   Boitani, L ^a   Francisci, F ^a,b   Andreoli, G ^a,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Agriconsulting SpA ^*  (Italy)

^c Agriconsulting SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MOVEMENT; WOLF;

ABRUZZO; ITALY;

CANIS LUPUS;

EID: 0031473293     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb01977.x     Document Type: Article

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