Otter Lutra lutra predation on farmed and free-living salmonids in boreal freshwater habitats

Wildlife Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-199

  Ludwig, Gilbert X ^a   Hokka, Ville ^a   Sulkava, Risto ^a   Ylönen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Diet; Fish farms; Lutra lutra; Otter; Predation; Salmonids; Spraint analysis

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LUTRA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036743524     PISSN: 09096396     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2981/wlb.2002.033     Document Type: Article

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