Daily movement and territory use by badgers Meles meles in Białowieża Primeval Forest, Poland

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-391

  Kowalczyk, Rafał ^a   Zalewski, Andrzej ^a   Jȩdrzejewska, Bogumiła ^a  

^a MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Daily movement distance; Daily range; Meles meles; Speed; Temperate forest

Indexed keywords

CARPINUS; CARPINUS BETULUS; MALVACEAE; MELES MELES; QUERCUS ROBUR; TAXIDIINAE; TILIA CORDATA;

EID: 33845938469     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/0909-6396(2006)12[385:DMATUB]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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