Resource partitioning among British and Irish mustelids

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 185-200

  McDonald, Robbie A ^a  

^a GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Character displacement; Competition; Diet; Mustelidae; Size ratios

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DIET; MUSTELID; NICHE PARTITIONING;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

CARNIVORA; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036111228     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2002.00588.x     Document Type: Article

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