Modelling the habitat requirements of invasive Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) introduced to Italy

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 267-274

  Bertolino, Sandro ^a   Ingegno, Barbara ^a   Girardello, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Introduced species; Lagomorph; Management; Species habitat relationship

Indexed keywords

LAGOMORPHA; SYLVILAGUS; SYLVILAGUS FLORIDANUS;

EID: 79952815917     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-010-0422-9     Document Type: Article

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