Patterns of otter Lutra lutra road mortality in Britain

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 748-761

  Philcox, C K ^a,b   Grogan, A L ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b The Lodge   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mustelidae; Population recovery; Road kills

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; MAMMAL; MORTALITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 0032720974     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00441.x     Document Type: Article

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