Influence of spatial heterogeneity on coastal otter (Lutra lutra) prey consumption

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 551-561

  Clavero, Miguel ^a,b   Prenda, José ^a   Delibes, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HABITAT; HETEROGENEITY; MUSTELID; PREY AVAILABILITY;

ANGUILLIFORMES; ASTACOIDEA; BLENNIOIDEI; CARNIVORA; GAIDROPSARIDAE; LABRIDAE; LUTRA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MUGILIDAE; MUSTELIDAE; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 4544387075     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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