When a generalist becomes a specialist: Patterns of red fox predation on roe deer fawns under contrasting conditions

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-126

  Panzacchi, M ^a,d   Linnell, J D C ^b   Odden, J ^b   Odden, M ^c   Andersen, R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d Istituto Nazionale per la Fauna Selvatica   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BOREAL FOREST; CANID; COMPENSATION; DEER; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY;

CANIDAE; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 40549111965     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z07-120     Document Type: Article

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