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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Main Author: Kean, Eleanor Freya
Published: Cardiff University 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.567293