Reintroduction of the European mink Mustela lutreola in Saarland, Germany. Preliminary data on the use of space and activity as revealed by radio-tracking and live-trapping

Endangered Species Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 305-320

  Peters, Elisabeth ^a   Brinkmann, Ilona ^a   Krüger, Frauke ^b   Zwirlein, Silke ^c   Klaumann, Ina ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Home range; Intersexual; Intrasexual; Movement pattern; Mustela lutreola; Reintroduction; Release

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ENDANGERED SPECIES; HOME RANGE; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MUSTELID; NATURE RESERVE; REINTRODUCTION; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TRACKING; TRAPPING;

GERMANY; SAARLAND;

ANIMALIA; MUSTELA; MUSTELA LUTREOLA;

EID: 77952307719     PISSN: 18635407     EISSN: 16134796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/esr00180     Document Type: Article

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