Feeding habits and trophic niche overlap between sympatric golden jackal (Canis aureus) and red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Pannonian ecoregion (Hungary)

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1647-1656

  Lanszki, J ^a   Heltai, M ^a   Szabo L ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOLOGY; FISH; PLANTS (BOTANY);

FEEDING HABITS; PANNONIAN ECOREGION; SCAT ANALYSIS;

MAMMALS;

CANID; DIET; ECOREGION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; FOOD WEB; NICHE OVERLAP; PREDATION; RANGE EXPANSION; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SYMPATRY; TROPHIC STRUCTURE; UNGULATE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; PANNONIAN BASIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS AUREUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33947238751     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z06-147     Document Type: Article

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