Dietary response of the Eurasian badger, Meles meles, to a decline of its main prey in the Donana National Park

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 214-218

  Fedriani, J M ^a   Ferreras, P ^a   Delibes, M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELES MELES;

EID: 0031855325     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998246097     Document Type: Article

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