Ranging behaviour and socio-biology of Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra) on lowland mesotrophic river systems

European Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-370

  Néill, Lughaidh ^a   Veldhuizen, Tijmen ^b   de Jongh, Addy ^c   Rochford, John ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch Otterstation Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Home range; Mustelid; Spatial organisation; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; LUTRINAE; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 70349516120     PISSN: 16124642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0252-9     Document Type: Article

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