The African clawless otter Aonyx capensis (Schinz, 1821) and its diet as an indicator of crayfish invasion dynamics in aquatic systems

African Journal of Ecology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 119-120

  Ogada, M O ^a   Aloo, P A ^b   Muruthi, P M ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^c AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOINDICATOR; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CRAYFISH; DIET; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; FECAL PELLET; INVASIVE SPECIES; MUSTELID; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AONYX CAPENSIS; ASTACOIDEA; CARNIVORA;

EID: 60849104129     PISSN: 01416707     EISSN: 13652028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00910.x     Document Type: Article

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