Why are there fewer signs of mink in England? Considering multiple hypotheses

Biological Conservation

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 268-277

  Bonesi, Laura ^a,b   Strachan, Rob ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

American mink; Biotic resistance; Eurasian otter; Interspecific competition; Invasive species

Indexed keywords

HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUSTELID; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

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

EID: 33645235159     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.12.021     Document Type: Article

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