Do alien North American mink compete for resources with native South American river otter in Argentinean Patagonia?

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 277, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-195

  Fasola, L ^a,b,c   Chehebar C ^d   MacDonald, D W ^c   Porro, G ^e   Cassini, M H ^b,f  

^a Organización PROFAUNA   (Australia)

^b Organizacion PROFAUNA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d Parques Nacionales de Argentina   (Argentina)

^e Intendencia Del Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi   (Argentina)

^f DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS BÁSICAS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

American mink; Competition; Invasive species; Patagonia; South American river otter

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HABITAT STRUCTURE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRODUCED SPECIES; MUSTELID; NATIVE SPECIES; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREDICTION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; RESOURCE USE;

ARGENTINA; LIMAY RIVER; PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

CARNIVORA; LONTRA PROVOCAX; LUTRA CANADENSIS; LUTRINAE; MUSTELA; MUSTELA VISON;

EID: 60549104989     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2008.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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