Title:

Hunting success of the weasel Mustela nivalis and escape tactics of forest rodents in Białowieża National Park

Creator:

Jędrzejewski, W. ; Jędrzejewska, B. ; McNeish, E.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1992

Description:

Visual observations of five radiotracked male weasels Mustela nivalis Linnaeus, 1766 hunting rodents are reported. The weasels hunted bank voles Clethrionomys glareolus and yellow-necked mice Apodemus flavicollis in the primeval deciduous forests of the Białowieża National Park, Eastern Poland. Densities of rodents were high as a consequence of mast crop in the year preceding the observations. A total of 60 attacks by weasels were observed from October till December 1990.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Apodemus flavicollis ; Białowieża National Park ; Clethrionomys glareolus ; hunting success ; Mustela nivalis ; rodent escape behaviour ; łasica ; polowanie ; Nornica ruda ; Mysz leśna

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

37

Issue:

3

Start page:

319

End page:

328

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.92-32

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open