Distributional history of the American mink (Mustela vison) in Finland with special reference to the trends in otter (Lutra lutra) populations

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 283-291

  Kauhala, Kaarina ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUTRA LUTRA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 0029842130     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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