Influence of weather factors on population dynamics of two lagomorph species based on hunting bag records

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 923-932

  Rödel, Heiko G ^a   Dekker, Jasja J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^b Jasja Dekker Dierecologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

European hare; European rabbit; Lepus europaeus; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Precipitation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LAGOMORPHA; LEPUS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 84870324956     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0635-1     Document Type: Article

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