Role of fruits in the diet of small mustelids (Mustela sp.) from the western Italian Alps

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-39

  Remonti, Luigi ^a   Balestrieri, Alessandro ^a   Prigioni, Claudio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Fruits; Italian Alps; Stoats; Weasels

Indexed keywords

ERICACEAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA NIVALIS; MUSTELA SP.; MUSTELIDAE; MUSTELINAE; RODENTIA; ROSACEAE;

EID: 33846593756     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-006-0058-y     Document Type: Article

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