The effect of a natural reduction of red fox Vulpes vulpes on small game hunting bags in Norway

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-166

  Smedshaug, Christian A ^a   Selås, Vidar ^a   Lund, Svein Erik ^a,b   Sonerud, Geir A ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NONE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Martes martes; Sarcoptic mange; Small game; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; LAGOPUS; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS; LEPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES MARTES; PHASIANIDAE; SALIX; TETRAO TETRIX; TETRAO UROGALLUS; TETRIX; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0032861249     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.1999.020     Document Type: Article

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