Factors affecting trapping success of red fox Vulpes vulpes, stone marten Martes foina and pine marten M. martes in France

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-19

  Ruette, Sandrine ^a   Stahl, Philippe ^a   Albaret, Michel ^a  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

Author keywords

Capture rate; Martes foina; Martes martes; Trapping records; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES FOINA; MARTES MARTES; MUSTELINAE; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0037353163     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2003.003     Document Type: Article

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