The negative impact of heavy rains on the abundance of a Mediterranean population of European rabbits

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 224-234

  Palomares, Francisco ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Flooding; Interannual density; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Warrens

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; BURROW; LAGOMORPH; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; RAINFALL;

ANDALUCIA; DONANA NATIONAL PARK; SPAIN;

LAGOMORPHA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0042208378     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00088     Document Type: Article

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