Arthropods as bioindicators of the red fox foraging activity in a Mediterranean beach-dune system

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-348

  Ricci, S ^a   Colombini, I ^a   Fallaci, M ^a   Scoccianti, C ^a   Chelazzi, L ^a  

^a Ecologia Tropicali Cons Naz Ric   (Italy)

Author keywords

Arthropods; Faecal analysis; Feeding strategy; Mediterranean beach dune system; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BEACH; BIOINDICATOR; DUNE; FORAGING; ITALY; RED FOX;

ARTHROPOD; BIOINDICATOR; DIET; FAECAL ANALYSIS; FORAGING ACTIVITY; RED FOX;

BURANO; ITALY; TUSCANY;

COLEOPTERA; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0032033803     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1997.0347     Document Type: Article

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