Variation in the diet of red foxes on Scottish moorland in relation to prey abundance

Ecography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 599-604

  Leckie, F M ^a   Thirgood, S J ^a   May, R ^a   Redpath, S M ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; FECAL PELLET; PREY AVAILABILITY;

SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CALLUNA; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; LAGOMORPHA; RODENTIA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0032405579     PISSN: 09067590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0587.1998.tb00552.x     Document Type: Article

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