Badger Meles meles setts in the Swiss Jura Mountains: Characteristics and utilization patterns

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 677-687

  Weber, Jean Marc ^a   Ferrari, Nicola ^b  

^a KORA   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

European badger; Meles meles; Mountainous habitat; Sett use; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 26844438889     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80320     Document Type: Article

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