Why are there fewer signs of mink in England? Considering multiple hypotheses

L Bonesi, R Strachan, DW Macdonald - Biological Conservation, 2006 - Elsevier
Understanding the causes that determine the spread and subsequent population trends of
invasive species is important as it can help predict and manage their impact, as well as …

Scent marking of key food sources in the Eurasian otter

L Remonti, A Balestrieri, G Smiroldo, C Prigioni - Annales Zoologici Fennici, 2011 - BioOne
In the context of intraspecific competition, the distribution of key resources within a territory
could influence the spatial patterns of scent deposition by territory owners, in order to …

Group size, group structure and breeding in smooth-coated otter Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy (Carnivora, Mustelidae) in National Chambal Sanctuary, India

SA Hussain - 1996 - degruyter.com
Variations in group size, group structure, and the breeding schedule of smoothcoated otter
Lutra perspicillata Geoffroy, in relation to months and seasons were investigated by …

Non‐intrusive monitoring of otters (Lutra lutra) using infrared technology

C Garcia de Leaniz, DW Forman, S Davies… - Journal of …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Remote, non‐intrusive monitoring of elusive mammals remains problematic, particularly in
running waters. The utility of using submerged infrared counters for monitoring non …

Patterns of otter Lutra lutra road mortality in a landscape abundant in lakes

S Jancke, P Giere - European journal of wildlife research, 2011 - Springer
In order to reduce otter (Lutra lutra) road mortality and to predict accident sites, we assessed
the localities of traffic accidents involving otters in the Uckermark County, Brandenburg …

Source and sink dynamics of density-dependent otter (Lutra lutra) populations in rivers of central Finland

RT Sulkava, PO Sulkava, PE Sulkava - Oecologia, 2007 - Springer
Long-term studies were carried out in central Finland between 1985 and 2003 to examine
the temporal and spatial variation in the density of otter populations. Snow tracking was …

Characterizing habitat preference of Eurasian river otter (Lutra lutra) in streams using a self-organizing map

HS Cho, KH Choi, SD Lee, YS Park - Limnology, 2009 - Springer
We studied the habitat preferences of Eurasian river otters (Lutra lutra) using the distribution
patterns of the numbers of spraints and sprainting spots of otters, as well as related …

[PDF][PDF] How many otters are there in Italy?

C Prigioni, A Balestrieri, L Remonti, S Sgrosso… - Hystrix, 2006 - academia.edu
Mapping available data about otter (Lutra lutra) distribution according to the 10x10 km grid
of the IGMI (Italian Geographical Military Institute) national maps on the scale of 1: 25000 …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of food resources on spacing behavior of river otters: does forage abundance control home-range size

GM Blundell, RT Bowyer, M Ben-David, TA Dean… - Biotelemetry, 2000 - academia.edu
We use three analytical techniques to examine home-range dynamics of river otters in
Prince William Sound, Alaska, USA, from February 1997 to January 1998, and discuss …

[PDF][PDF] Developing a mammal monitoring programme for the UK

MP Toms, GM Siriwardena, JJD Greenwood… - BTO Research …, 1999 - bto.org
MMR cover many of these issues in some detail. Our purposes in revisiting them are: to
remind readers of key points, to introduce some points not covered by MMR, and to make a …