Temporal and spatial influences on road mortality in otters: Conservation implications

Israel Journal of Zoology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-207

  Guter, Amichai ^a,b   Dolev, Amit ^b,c   Saltz, David ^c   Kronfeld Schor, Noga ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel   (Israel)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION SIZE; ROADKILL; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 33745046140     PISSN: 00212210     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/3TF7-7B74-QWKC-6WV1     Document Type: Article

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