Factors affecting predation of red foxes vulpes vulpes on brown hares lepus europaeus during the breeding season in Poland

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 345-349

  Panek, Marek ^a  

^a Polish Hunting Association   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alternative prey hypothesis; Brown hare; Common vole; Habitat diversity; Lepus europaeus; Microtus arvalis; Poland; Predation; Red fox; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

CANIDAE; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; MICROTUS ARVALIS; MURIDAE; PEDETES CAPENSIS; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 74549134023     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/07-042     Document Type: Article

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