Habitat use and home range traits of resident and relocated hares [Lepus europaeus, Pallas)

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 278-284

  Ferretti, Marco ^a   Paci, Gisella ^a   Porrini, Stefania ^b   Galardi, Lorenzo ^c   Bagliacca, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Ambito Territoriale di Caccia 5   (Italy)

^c Agenzia Regionale Per Lo Sviluppo   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brown hare; Habitat use; Home range; Landscape structure; Translocation

Indexed keywords

LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 78449304791     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2010.e54     Document Type: Article

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