Sett site selection by the eurasian badger (meles meles) in an italian alpine area

Italian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-48

  Prigioni, Claudio ^a   Deflorian, Maria Chiara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b MUSEO TRIDENTINO DI SCIENZE NATURALI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italian Alps; Meles meles; Sett distribution; Sett location

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SITE SELECTION;

ALPS; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 17844390659     PISSN: 11250003     EISSN: 17485851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11250000509356651     Document Type: Article

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