Alien mammals and the trophic position of the lesser grison (Galictis cuja) in Argentinean Patagonia

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 157-162

  Delibes, Miguel ^a   Travaini, Alejandro ^b   Zapata, Sonia C ^b   Palomares, Francisco ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

MAMMALS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; LAGOMORPH; MUSTELID; PREY SELECTION;

ARGENTINA;

GALICTIS CUJA; LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037518557     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z02-220     Document Type: Article

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