Home range use by the European hare (Lepus europaeus) in a structurally diverse agricultural landscape analysed at a fine temporal scale

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 277-287

  Schai Braun, Stéphanie C ^a   Hackländer, Klaus ^a  

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

Author keywords

Activity; Brown hare; Field edge; Field size; GPS; VHF

Indexed keywords

ADAKITE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; GPS; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; MAMMAL; MOVEMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA; EUROPE; LOWER AUSTRIA;

EID: 84896498657     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: 21903743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13364-013-0162-9     Document Type: Article

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