Observations on the sprainting behaviour of the otter Lutra lutra in the NE Spain

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 259-270

  Ruiz Olmo, Jordi ^a   Gosálbez, Joaquim ^b  

^a Direccio General del Medi Natural   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Breeding; Lutra lutra; Marking behaviour; Spain; Spraints

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA;

EID: 0343923627     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.97-28     Document Type: Article

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