A report of birds and mammals which have increased their distribution and abundance in Israel due to human activity

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 35-47

  Mendelssohn, Heinrich ^a   Yom Tov, Yoram ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AVIFAUNA; HUMAN ACTIVITY; MAMMAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0032870466     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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