Adaptation of mesocarnivores (mammalia: carnivora) to agricultural landscapes in Mediterranean Europe and Southeastern Brazil: A trophic perspective

Middle-Sized Carnivores in Agricultural Landscapes

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-39

  Verdade, Luciano M ^a   Rosalino, Luís Miguel ^b   Gheler Costa, Carla ^a   Pedroso, Nuno M ^b   Lyra Jorge, Maria Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

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