Evidence for food competition between mink (Mustela vison) and otter (Lutra lutra) on Scottish islands

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 237, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 435-444

  Clode, D ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; MINK; NICHE OVERLAP; OTTER;

UK, SCOTLAND;

LUTRA LUTRA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0028995061     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1995.tb02773.x     Document Type: Article

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