Body condition of european brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in the Macedonian rangelands in Autumn
The need for game species management becomes more intense, therefore the knowledge concerning the factors that affect their populations is important. The effect of these factors is expressed by the body condition or nutritional status of game species. Kidney fat index is a measure of physical condition of hare. The objectives of this study was to examine body condition of hare in relevance with the geographic region, the type of habitat, the vegetation, the sex and the age. Samples of hares were collected during autumn of 2003 from areas belonging to the Thessaloniκi and Kozani
Prefectures.
¹Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace, Ethnikis Antistasis 173-175, 551 34 Thessaloniki, Greece, e-mail: jrezepis@hunters.gr ²Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Forestry and Natural Environment, Department of Range Science – Wildlife and Fisheries (241), 541 24 Thessaloniki
Keywords:Lepus europaeus, body condition, kidney fat index, feeding ecology
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Book:RANGELANDS OF LOWLANDS AND SEMI-MOUNTAINOUS AREAS: MEANS OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT - Proceedings of the 4th Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Volos, 10-12 November 2004 (Edited by: Panagiotis D. Platis & Thomas G. Papachristou)
