Body size, and interactions between European and american mink (Mustela lutreola and M. vison) in Eastern Europe

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 248, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 521-527

  Sidorovich, V ^a   Kruuk, H ^b   Macdonald, D W ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Belarus)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Body size; Character convergence; Interaction; Mustela lutreola; Mustela vison

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BODY SIZE; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; NATIVE SPECIES;

BELARUS;

MUSTELA LUTREOLA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0033180092     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836999008110     Document Type: Article

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