Habitat selection by the red fox vulpes vulpes (L. 1758) in an alpine area

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 103-116

  Cagnacci, F ^a   Meriggi, A ^b   Lovari, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alpine habitat; Altitude; Climate; Habitat selection; Range attendance; Red fox; Scats; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CANID; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HOME RANGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GRAN PARADISO NATIONAL PARK; ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

CANIDAE; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); UNGULATA; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 4043180600     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2004.9522640     Document Type: Article

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