Habitat selection by five otters Lutra lutra in rivers of northern Scotland

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 85-92

  Durbin, Leon S ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Habitat selection; Lutra; Otters; Preference index; Rivers

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT STRUCTURE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; STREAM STRUCTURE;

UK, SCOTLAND;

EID: 0031864058     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095283699800510X     Document Type: Article

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