Demo-genetic analysis of a recovering population of otters in Central Sweden

Animal Conservation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 529-534

  Björklund, Mats ^a   Arrendal, J ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Demographic stochasticity; Extinction; Genetics; Otter; PVA

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; DEMOGRAPHY; EXTINCTION RISK; FISHING EFFORT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MAMMAL; MORTALITY; POPULATION DECLINE; POPULATION GENETICS; POPULATION SIZE; POPULATION VIABILITY ANALYSIS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; SURVIVAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE;

EID: 58049121768     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2008.00214.x     Document Type: Article

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