Badger meles meles feeding ecology in dry mediterranean environments of the southwest edge of its distribution range

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-52

  Barea Azcón, José M ^a   Ballesteros Duperón, Elena ^a   Gil Sánchez, Jose M ^a   Virgós, Emilio ^b  

^a Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología ^*  (Spain)

^b Escuela Superior de Ciencias Experimentales y Tecnología   (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation and human activities; Ficus carica; Frugivory; Olea europaea; Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; JUVENILE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SHRUB; SMALL MAMMAL;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

ARTHROPODA; CARICA PAPAYA; FICUS CARICA; MELES MELES; OLEA EUROPAEA; OLEACEAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 77149126772     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.048.2008     Document Type: Article

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