Food habits of the wolf Canis lupus in Latvia based on stomach analyses

Estonian Journal of Ecology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-152

  Žunna, Agrita ^a   Ozoliņš, Janis ^a,b   Pupila, Alda ^c  

^a LATVIAN STATE FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE SILAVA   (Latvia)

^b State Forest Service   (Latvia)

^c Teiči Nature Reserve ^*  (Latvia)

Author keywords

Canis lupus; Diet; Latvia; Stomach content

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CASTORIDAE; CERVIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 67651046513     PISSN: 1736602X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3176/eco.2009.2.07     Document Type: Conference Paper

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