Feeding habits and trophic niche overlap in a Carnivora community of Hungary

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 429-442

  Lanszki, József ^a   Körmendi, Sándor ^a   Hancz, Csaba ^a   Zalewski, Andrzej ^b  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Diet; Habitat change; Hungary; Niche overlap

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; NICHE;

(SOUTHWEST); HUNGARY;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; CERVIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPUS; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA; MARTES FOINA; MELES MELES; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RODENTIA; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE; VULPES VULPES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0343416164     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.99-41     Document Type: Article

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