Diet of free-ranging American mink and European polecat in Denmark

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 337-347

  Hammershøj, Mette ^a,b   Thomsen, Erik A ^a,c   Madsen, Aksel B ^a  

^a D   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dietary overlap; Escaped farm mink; M. putorius; Mustela vison; Stomach contents

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIETARY OVERLAP; ENDANGERED SPECIES; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; STOMACH CONTENT;

BORNHOLM; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; THY; VIBORG;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA PUTORIUS; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 6344228443     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03192532     Document Type: Article

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