Diet composition of badgers (Meles meles) in a pristine forest and rural habitats of Poland compared to other European populations

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 250, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 495-505

  Goszczyński, Jacek ^a,b   Jȩdrzejewska, Bogumiła ^c   Jȩdrzejewski, Włodzimierz ^c  

^a MUSEUM AND INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Poland)

^b WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Poland)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Earthworms; Eurasian badger; Feeding habits; Geographic variation; Meles meles

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MAMMAL; RURAL AREA;

POLAND;

MELES MELES;

EID: 0343527250     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836900004076     Document Type: Article

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