Predation by wolves (Canis lupus) on wild and domestic ungulates of the western Alps, Italy

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 205-213

  Gazzola, A ^a   Bertelli, I ^a   Avanzinelli, E ^a   Tolosano, A ^b   Bertotto, P ^b   Apollonio, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b Provincial Administration of Turin   (Italy)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Mortality; Ungulate; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; LIVESTOCK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; UNGULATE;

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

CANIDAE; CANIS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; RUPICAPRA RUPICAPRA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); UNGULATA;

EID: 20444415706     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905006801     Document Type: Article

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