The response of European pine marten (Martes martes L.) feeding to the changes of small mammal abundance

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 497-503

  Rosellini, Stefano ^a   Barja, Isabel ^a   Piñeiro, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abundance; European pine marten; Opportunist; Scats; Small mammals; Specialist

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FEEDING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MUSTELID; PREDATION; PREDATOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMALL MAMMAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ILEX; MAMMALIA; MARTES FOINA; MARTES MARTES;

EID: 55949114108     PISSN: 15052249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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