Short-term survival and dispersal of translocated European wild rabbits. Improving the release protocol

Biological Conservation

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 507-516

  Calvete, Carlos ^a,b   Estrada, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b 8 D 50058 ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Oryctolagus cuniculus; Predation; Radio tracking; Translocation; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISPERSAL; LAGOMORPH; SURVIVAL; TRANSLOCATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; WORLD;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 7944237265     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2004.03.023     Document Type: Article

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