Scent communication in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) and potential applications for population monitoring
Scent is thought to be the most important mode of communication for many mammalian species, including otters. Spraint surveys, used widely to monitor otter populations, describe distribution only. Discrimination between identity parameters through chemical analysis of scent marks has been conducted...
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Cardiff University
2012
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.567293 |