Seasonal food of badgers (Meles meles) in Denmark

Mammalia

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 341-352

  Madsen, S A ^a   Madsen, A B ^a   Elmeros, M ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Diet; Meles; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

DIET; MUSTELID; SEASONAL VARIATION;

DENMARK; JUTLAND;

ARTHROPODA; AVES; MAMMALIA; MELES; MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036405018     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2002.66.3.341     Document Type: Article

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