Diet of wolves Canis lupus returning to Hungary

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 189-193

  Lanszki, József ^a   Márkus, Márta ^a   Újváry, Dóra ^a   Szabó, Ádám ^b   Szemethy, László ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^b Foundation for Large Carnivores in Hungary   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hungary; Predation; Prey; Scat analysis; Ungulate; Wolf

Indexed keywords

CANID; DIET; EXTINCTION; FOOD CONSUMPTION; NINETEENTH CENTURY; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION; RETURN MIGRATION; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION;

AGGTELEK NATIONAL PARK; BORSOD-ABAUJ-ZEMPLEN; CARPATHIANS; HUNGARY;

CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CANIS LUPUS; CAPREOLUS; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; OVIS ARIES; OVIS ARIES MUSIMON; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84857884077     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: 21903743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13364-011-0063-8     Document Type: Article

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