Feeding ecology of the Iberian lynx Lynx pardinus in eastern Sierra Morena (Southern Spain)

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Gil Sánchez, José M ^a   Ballesteros Duperón, Elena ^b   Bueno Segura, José F ^a  

^a Delegación Provincial de Jaén ^*  (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Iberian lynx; Rabbits; Red legged partridge; Sierra Morena

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECAL PELLET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FELID; PREY PREFERENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; IBERIAN MASSIF; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SIERRA MORENA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ALECTORIS RUFA; LYNX; LYNX LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33244469457     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192659     Document Type: Article

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