Rediscovery of the Scottish polecat, Mustela putorius: Survival or reintroduction?

Biological Conservation

Volumn 128, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 574-575

  Solow, Andrew R ^a   Kitchener, Andrew C ^b   Roberts, David L ^c   Birks, Johnny D S ^d  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS   (United Kingdom)

^d Martin Ryan Building   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extreme order statistics; Gumbel domain of attraction; Mustela putorius; Reintroduction; Sighting record

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; MUSTELID; NEW RECORD; REINTRODUCTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MUSTELA PUTORIUS;

EID: 29944446862     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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