Urban badger setts: Characteristics, patterns of use and management implications

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 190-200

  Davison, J ^a   Huck, M ^a   Delahay, R J ^b   Roper, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burrow; Den; Meles meles; Radio tracking; Resting site; Sett survey; Wildlife damage

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; RURAL AREA; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; URBAN AREA;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 44649094591     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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