Spacing behavior of marine otters (Lontra felina) in relation to land refuges and fishery waste in central Chile

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 487-494

  Medina Vogel, Gonzalo ^a   Boher, Francisca ^b   Flores, Gabriela ^c   Santibañez, Alexis ^b   Soto Azat, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD ANDRÉS BELLO   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE VALPARAÍSO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Fishery waste; Home range; Land refuges; Lontra felina; Marine otter; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

DEN; HOME RANGE; MUSTELID; REFUGE; TERRITORIALITY; WASTE;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

CARNIVORA; LONTRA FELINA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 34248393903     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A081R1.1     Document Type: Article

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