Studies on the biology of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with particular reference to behaviour

Behaviour of the brown hare (Lepus europaeus) was studied on the Somerset levels, U.K., between 1977 and 1987. The hare is exclusively nocturnal when nights are longest and part-diurnal when they are shortest but the transition is not smooth. There is a linear dominance hierarchy between bucks. The...

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Main Author: Holley, Anthony J. F.
Published: Durham University 1992
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.560970