Construction of a natal den by an introduced river otter, littra canadensis, in Indiana

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 113, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 301-304

  Johnson, Scott A ^a   Berkley, Kim A ^a  

^a INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Indiana; Lutra canadensis; Natal den; River otter

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DEN; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR;

LUTRA CANADENSIS;

EID: 0033018192     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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