Diet of the eurasian badger (Meles meles) in the Western Carpathians and its implications for species conservation in Poland

Animal Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 271-284

  Mysłajek, Robert W ^a   Jȩdrzejewska, Bogumiła ^c   Rozen, Anna ^b   Nowak, Sabina ^a  

^a Association for Nature Wolf   (Poland)

^b JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^c MAMMAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Altitudinal gradient; game management; Meles meles; mountains

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BIOMASS; DIET; FECES; HUNTING; MOUNTAIN; MOVEMENT; MUSTELID; NESTING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SUMMER; VEGETABLE;

CARPATHIANS; POLAND; WESTERN CARPATHIANS;

EID: 84893131976     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15707563-00002411     Document Type: Article

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