Resource dispersion and badger population density in Mediterranean woodlands: Is food, water or geology the limiting factor?

Oikos

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 441-452

  Rosalino, L M ^a   Macdonald, D W ^b   Santos Reis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPERSION; LIMITING FACTOR; MUSTELID; POPULATION DENSITY; WOODLAND;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

MELES MELES; QUERCUS SUBER; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 24744436399     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.13755.x     Document Type: Article

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