Feeding intensity of mountain hares (Lepus timidus) during winter in Finland

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-52

  Hiltunen, Matti ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aspen; Birch; Chemical defense; Lepus timidus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FEEDING; LAGOMORPH; WINTER;

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS TIMIDUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037286266     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00061     Document Type: Article

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