Late autumn trophic flexibility of the golden jackal Canis aureus

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 361-370

  Lanszki, József ^a   Giannatos, Giorgos ^b   Dolev, Amit ^c   Bino, Gilad ^d   Heltai, Miklós ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Northern R and D ^*  (Israel)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Greece; Hungary; Israel; Opportunistic feeding habits; Predation; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BIRD; CANID; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; PREDATION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REPTILE; SCAVENGING (FEEDING); SEASONALITY; SURVIVAL; TROPHIC STATUS; WILD POPULATION;

GREECE; HUNGARY; ISRAEL;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS AUREUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 78649296749     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/j.at.0001-7051.118.2009     Document Type: Article

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