Environmental constraints at the edge of a species distribution, the Eurasian badger (Meles meles L.): A biogeographic approach

Journal of Biogeography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 559-564

  Virgós, Emilio ^a   Casanovas, Jorge G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Mediterranean mountains; Meles meles; Niche hypothesis; Species distributions

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; LANDSCAPE STRUCTURE; NICHE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

SPAIN;

MELES MELES;

EID: 0032754071     PISSN: 03050270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00320.x     Document Type: Article

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