Spring and autumn habitat preferences of active European hares (Lepus europaeus) in an agricultural area with low hare density

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 387-397

  Schai Braun, Stéphanie C ^a   Weber, Darius ^b   Hackländer, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^b Hintermann and Weber SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brown hare; Chesson's electivity index; Field size; Habitat avoidance; Habitat selection

Indexed keywords

LEPUS; LEPUS CAPENSIS; LEPUS EUROPAEUS;

EID: 84878106375     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-012-0684-5     Document Type: Article

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