Otter diet in relation to fish availability in a fish pond in Hungary

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-136

  Lanszki, József ^a   Körmendi, Sándor ^a  

^a SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

diet; Hungary; Lutra lutra; prey selection; spraint analysis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES);

DIET; FISH POND; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY SELECTION; SPRAINT ANALYSIS;

HUNGARY;

EID: 0029660149     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.96-12     Document Type: Article

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