Removal of medium-sized predators and the breeding success of ducks in Finland

Folia Zoologica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-378

  Kauhala, Kaarina ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

American mink; Duck breeding success; Pine marten; Predator removal; Raccoon dog; Red fox

Indexed keywords

BREEDING; PREDATION; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; WATERFOWL;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

ANAS; ANAS SP.; AYTHYA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; MARTES AMERICANA; MUSTELA VISON; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; PROCYON LOTOR; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 13444312206     PISSN: 01397893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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