Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) abundance and protected areas in central-southern Spain: Why they do not match?

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 65-69

  Delibes Mateos, Miguel ^a   Ferreras, Pablo ^a   Villafuerte, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aquila adalberti; Conservation policy; Hunting; Lynx pardinus; Predator persecution

Indexed keywords

AQUILA ADALBERTI; AQUILA HELIACA ADALBERTI; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 58649096343     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-008-0216-5     Document Type: Article

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