Diet of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in the upper Waitaki Basin, New Zealand: Implications for conservation

New Zealand Journal of Ecology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-35

  Jones, Chris ^a   Moss, Kirsten ^b   Sanders, Mark ^c  

^a Wildlife Ecology and Management Team   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Diet; Erinaceus europaeus; Hedgehog; Invertebrate; Lizard; Predation; Threatened species; Weta

Indexed keywords

DIET; INSECTIVORE; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MAMMAL;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; DERMAPTERA; ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; HEMIANDRUS; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 23344432024     PISSN: 01106465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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