Dynamics of a local badger (Meles meles) population in the Netherlands over the years 1983-2001

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-38

  Van Apeldoorn, R C ^a   Vink, J ^b   Matyastik T ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b State Forestry Service   (Netherlands)

^c PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Meles meles; Population growth; Spatial expansion

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID; POPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION GROWTH;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; UTRECHT; WESTERN EUROPE;

MELES MELES; TAXIDEA TAXUS;

EID: 28844438422     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2005.08.005     Document Type: Article

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