Diet of stoats (Mustela erminea) in an Alpine habitat: The importance of fruit consumption in summer

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 45-53

  Martinoli, Adriano ^a   Preatoni, Damiano G ^a   Chiarenzi, Barbara ^a   Wauters, Luc A ^a   Tosi, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alternative feeding strategy; Diet; Food specialist; Mustela erminea; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; DIET; FRUGIVORY; MUSTELID; SUMMER;

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EID: 0035097257     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(01)01102-X     Document Type: Article

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