Seasonal and annual variations in earthworm consumption by wild boar (Sus scrofa scrofa L.)

Wildlife Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 179-186

  Baubet, E ^a,b   Ropert Coudert, Y ^c   Brandt, S ^b  

^a Department of Animal Production ^*  (Japan)

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

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF POLAR RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; EARTHWORM; FOOD INTAKE; PIG; SEASONAL VARIATION;

FRANCE;

PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; SUS; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA SCROFA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0043286897     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR00113     Document Type: Article

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