The relationship between hunting methods and sex, age and body weight in a non-trophy animal, the red fox

Wildlife Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 106-109

  Tryjanowski, Piotr ^a   Sparks, Tim H ^b   Kamieniarz, Robert ^c   Panek, Marek ^c  

^a ADAM MICKIEWICZ UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c Polish Hunting Association   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BODY SIZE; CANID; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HUNTING; POPULATION REGULATION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 60749122110     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR08036     Document Type: Article

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