Ecology, diet and behaviour of two fox species in a large, fenced protected area in central Saudi Arabia

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-60

  Lenain, Daniel M ^a,b   Olfermann, Ernst ^a   Warrington, Stuart ^b  

^a National Wildlife Research Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arid; Carnivore; Desert; Diet; Fox; Home range; Mark release recapture; Population ecology

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; HOME RANGE; POPULATION ECOLOGY; PROTECTED AREA; SURVIVORSHIP;

ASIA; EURASIA; MAHAZAT AS-SAYD; MAKKAH [SAUDI ARABIA]; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA;

CANIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VULPES; VULPES RUPPELLI; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 1342268844     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00088-0     Document Type: Article

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