The origin, dispersal and distribution of the American mink Mustela vison in Poland

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 505-514

  Brzeziński, Marcin ^a   Marzec, Magdalena ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park   (Poland)

Author keywords

Expansion; Geographic range; Mustela vison; Poland

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; RANGE EXPANSION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; POLAND;

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; AVES; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; ONDATRA; ONDATRA ZIBETHICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1642505763     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192496     Document Type: Article

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