The use of marked bait in studies of the territorial organization of the European Badger (Meles meles)

Mammal Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 73-87

  Delahay, R J ^a   Brown, J A ^b   Mallinson, P J ^a   Spyvee, P D ^a   Handoll, D ^a   Rogers, L M ^a   Cheeseman, C L ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b Julian Brown Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; TERRITORY;

MAMMALIA; MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 0033942777     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2907.2000.00058.x     Document Type: Article

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