Differential habitat use promotes sustainable coexistence between the specialist otter and the generalist mink

Oikos

Volumn 106, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 509-519

  Bonesi, Laura ^a   Macdonald, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUSTELID; PEST CONTROL; PREY AVAILABILITY;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON; MUSTELIDAE; RIPARIA;

EID: 4043050253     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2004.13034.x     Document Type: Article

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