Feeding ecology of wolves Canis lupus returning to Germany

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 99-106

  Ansorge, Hermann ^a   Kluth, Gesa ^b   Hahne, Susann ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

^b Wildbiologisches Büro LUPUS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES ZITTAU GÖRLITZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Prey preference; Roe deer; Seasonal difference; Wolf diet

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PREY PREFERENCE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; SAXONY;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 33244479365     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192661     Document Type: Article

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