The weasel (Mustela nivalis) on the Mediterranean islands

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-186

  De Marinis, Anna Maria ^a   Masseti, Marco ^b  

^a Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Colonisation; Distribution; Mediterranean islands; Mustela nivalis

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; RODENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

MUSTELA; MUSTELA NIVALIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037700191     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00081     Document Type: Article

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