Multi-scale habitat use and selection of common genet Genetta genetta (Viverridae, Carnivora) in a Mediterranean environment

Mammalia

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 285-295

  Camps, David ^a   Alldredge, J Richard ^b  

^a Alimentación y Medio Ambiente   (Spain)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genet; Habitat selection; Habitat use; Spatial scales; Vegetation cover

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DECIDUOUS FOREST; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION COVER;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84888122027     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2012-0023     Document Type: Article

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