Summer prey size selection by European otter Lutra lutra in Mediterranean habitats

Mammalia

Volumn 70, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 315-318

  Miranda, Rafael ^a   Garcia Fresca, Cristina ^a   Barrachina, Paloma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^b Subdirección de Medio Ambiente de Huesca ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cyprinids; Dietary preferences; Otters; Salmonids; Spain

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CYPRINID; ELECTROFISHING; FOOD PREFERENCE; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PREY SIZE; SAMPLING; SIZE SELECTION; SMALL MAMMAL; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

CARNIVORA; CYPRINIDAE; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34447254248     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/MAMM.2006.059     Document Type: Article

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