Feeding habits and trophic niche overlap of two sympatric Mustelidae, the polecat Mustela putorius and the beech marten Martes foina

Zeitschrift fur Jagdwissenschaft

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 217-225

  Baghli, A ^a   Engel, E ^a   Verhagen, R ^b  

^a Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle de Luxembourg   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Beech marten; Diet; Luxembourg; Martes foina; Mustela putorius; Niche overlap; Polecat

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; FAGUS; MAMMALIA; MARTES; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES FOINA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELIDAE; RODENTIA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES);

EID: 0036940131     PISSN: 00442887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02189692     Document Type: Article

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