Ventilation of badger Meles meles setts

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Roper, Timothy J ^a   Moore, Jude A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrow; Meles meles; Microclimate; Sett; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

BURROW; MICROCLIMATE; MUSTELID; VENTILATION;

MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; TAXIDEA TAXUS;

EID: 0141818282     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00096     Document Type: Article

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