Food habits of the Tibetan fox (Vulpes ferrilata) in the Kunlun Mountains, Qinghai Province, China

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 283-286

  Liu, Qunxiu ^a   Harris, Richard B ^b   Wang, Xiaoming ^a  

^a EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Diet; Kunlun Mountains; Plateau pika; Tibetan fox

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT;

CHINA; KUNLUN MOUNTAINS;

OCHOTONIDAE; VULPES FERRILATA;

EID: 77649232601     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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