Habitat-related microgeographic body size variation in two Mediterranean populations of red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 250, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-338

  Gortazar C ^a,b,e   Travaini, A ^c,d   Delibes, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b Ebronatura SL   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA AUSTRAL   (Argentina)

^e INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Despotic distribution; Red fox; Spain; Variation; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CANID; HABITAT QUALITY; SPATIAL VARIATION;

SPAIN;

VULPES VULPES;

EID: 0242677348     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900003071     Document Type: Article

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