Abundance of hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in relation to the density and distribution of badgers (Meles meles)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 349-356

  Young, R P ^a,b,c   Davison, J ^a   Trewby, I D ^a   Wilson, G J ^a   Delahay, R J ^a   Doncaster, C P ^b  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Intraguild predation; Predation risk; Predator prey; Spatial refugia

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; HABITAT SELECTION; INTRAGUILD PREDATION; MUSTELID; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; REFUGE; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; MIDLANDS [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS; MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 33745103410     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00078.x     Document Type: Article

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