Diet of badgers living in a deciduous forest in Hungary

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 354-358

  Lanszki, J ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Earthworms; Feeding habits; Meles meles

Indexed keywords

DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIET; MUSTELID;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY;

AMPHIBIA; MELES MELES; MUSTELIDAE; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; TAXIDIINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 4444309707     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00155     Document Type: Article

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