Diet composition of the invasive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and the native red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in north-east Germany

Hystrix

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-194

  Drygala, Frank ^a   Werner, Ulrike ^b   Zoller, Hinrich ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diet competition; Feeding strategies; Invasive species; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Vulpes vulpes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893311641     PISSN: 03941914     EISSN: 18255272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4404/hystrix-24.2-8867     Document Type: Article

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