Habitat use and behaviour of European hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus in a Danish rural area

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 363-371

  Riber, Anja B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Body weight; Day nesting habits; Home range; Movements; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOMONITORING; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE SIZE; RURAL AREA; SMALL MAMMAL;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

ERINACEIDAE; ERINACEUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 33750600315     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03195183     Document Type: Article

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