The influence of pasture distribution and temperature on habitat selection by fetal pigs in a semi-arid environment

Wildlife Research

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 547-559

  Dexter, Nick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN RESEARCH STATION   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERAL ORGANISM; HABITAT SELECTION; PIG;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032428012     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR97119     Document Type: Article

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