Fruit consumption by carnivores in Mediterranean Europe

Mammal Review

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 67-78

  Rosalino, Luís M ^a   Santos Reis, Margarida ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Diet; Frugivory

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; SMALL MAMMAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

CARNIVORA; FELIS SILVESTRIS; GENETTA GENETTA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; MARTES FOINA; MARTES MARTES; MELES MELES; MUSTELA ERMINEA; MUSTELA NIVALIS; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 57949100346     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2008.00134.x     Document Type: Review

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