Habitat effects on the spatial ecology of the European badger (Meles meles)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 247, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 537-549

  Feore, S ^a,b   Montgomery, W I ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger; Badger surveys; Habitat effects; Spatial ecology; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

HABITAT STRUCTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TERRITORY;

MELES MELES;

EID: 0032948559     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999004112     Document Type: Article

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