Relationship between prey availability and population dynamics of the Eurasian lynx and its diet in northern Belarus

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-274

  Sidorovich, Vadim E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Belarus; Diet; Habitat selection; Lynx lynx; Population trend

Indexed keywords

DIET; HABITAT SELECTION; MAMMAL; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY;

BELARUS; EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

AVES; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; LEPUS; LEPUS TIMIDUS; LYNX; LYNX LYNX; TETRAONIDAE;

EID: 33746038953     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192678     Document Type: Article

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