The presence of rabbits adjacent to roads increases polecat road mortality.

Road mortality is an increasing problem for terrestrial vertebrate conservation due to the increase of both road numbers and vehicle flow. We hypothesize that the probability of a predator being killed on the road is related to the presence of its prey adjacent to the road, which is likely to be related to the use that these predators make of road verges. We aim to identify the features of specific stretches of road where road-kills of a predator (European polecat) occur in Mediterranean landscapes, including the presence of its main prey (European rabbit) and landscape and road features.

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Barrientos R. y Bolonio L. The presence of rabbits adjacent to roads increases polecat road mortality. Springer, 2009. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-008-9499-9

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Date of creation 2025-05-23
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Other identifier DOI: 10.1007/s10531-008-9499-9
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