Habitat use of the raccon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in north-eastern Germany

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-378

  Drygala, Frank ^a   Stier, Norman ^a   Zoller, Hinrich ^b   Boegelsack, Kathrin ^a   Mix, Henry M ^c   Roth, Mechthild ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^c Nature Conservation International ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Habitat use and preference; Invasion process; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Opportunist; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT TYPE; HABITAT USE; NATIVE SPECIES;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; NYCTEREUTES PROCYONOIDES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 48449094279     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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