Diet and Winter Habitat use of the Red Fox, Pine Marten and Raccoon Dog in Dzūkija National Park, Lithuania

Acta Zoologica Lituanica

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 46-53

  Baltrūnaitė, Laima ^a  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat use; Niche overlap; Pine marten; Raccoon dog; Red fox

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012569659     PISSN: 13921657     EISSN: 16486919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13921657.2006.10512709     Document Type: Article

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