Space use patterns of mountain hare (Lepus timidus) on the Alps

• Published in: European Journal of Wildlife Research
• Language: English
• Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
• Subjects: Mountain hare; Home range; Site fidelity; Overlap; Distribution edge; Guido; Wauters; Lepus timidus; mountain hare
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2262/59560; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-010-0429-2

Abstract Populations on the limits of species? distribution can show different behavioral adaptations to strong ecological pressure than in the central part of the range. We investigated space use patterns of alpine mountain hare (Lepus timidus) at two areas on the southern edge of the species? rang...