Impact of released Eurasian otters on a population of American mink: A test using an experimental approach

Oikos

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-18

  Bonesi, L ^a   Macdonald, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; POPULATION DECLINE; REINTRODUCTION; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES BASIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 3042576238     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13138.x     Document Type: Article

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