02857nam 22006373u 450 991082322840332120240821160542.01-280-90383-X0-19-151372-51-4294-7018-6(CKB)1000000000413252(EBL)431023(OCoLC)137241436(SSID)ssj0000216735(PQKBManifestationID)11202738(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000216735(PQKBWorkID)10201574(PQKB)10558684(MiAaPQ)EBC431023(MiAaPQ)EBC7033615(Au-PeEL)EBL7033615(PPN)140515534(EXLCZ)99100000000041325220130418d2006|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrOtters Ecology, Behaviour and ConservationOxford Oxford University Press, UK20061 online resource (278 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-856586-0 Contents; 1 Otter ecology and its background; 2 Pen pictures. Thirteen otters of the world: some natural history; 3 Evolutionary relationships, questions and methods of otter ecology; 4 Habitats; 5 Groups and loners: social organization; 6 Scent marking and interactions: social behaviour; 7 Diet; 8 Resources: about fish and other prey; 9 Otters fishing: hunting behaviour and strategies; 10 Thermo-insulation: a limiting factor; 11 Populations, recruitment and competition; 12 Survival and mortality; 13 Syntheses: challenges to otter survival; 14 Otters, people and conservation; ReferencesIndexOtters are highly charismatic and popular animals of very considerable concern to conservationists worldwide. There is a real need for an affordable, well illustrated and appealing text that also contains substantial factual information. This book will build on the reputation of Kruuk's landmark monograph of the European Otter (Wild Otters) published by OUP in 1995. Furthermore, its broader scope to include all otter species should lead to a deeper synthesis that will greatly. expand the book's overall relevance and potential readership. - ;Otters are highly charismatic and popular animals ofOttersOttersVertebratesHILCCZoologyHILCCHealth & Biological SciencesHILCCOtters.OttersVertebratesZoologyHealth & Biological Sciences599.769Kruuk Hans1158096AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910823228403321Otters4085210UNINA