Winter feeding ecology of male and female European wildcats Felis silvestris in Slovakia

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-54

  Tryjanowski, P ^a   Antczak, M ^b   Hromada, M ^b,c   Kuczynski L ^a   Skoracki, M ^a  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^c ari ské Museum   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Body measurements; Diet composition; Felis silvestris; Food niche; Slovakia; Stomach content analysis; Wildcat

Indexed keywords

EID: 53949104184     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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