1996•Journal of Applied EcologyRequires access

Wild Otters: Predation and Populations.

Tom Tew, Hans Kruuk

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Introduction 1. Spatial organization, holts, and habitat 2. Social behaviour 3. Diet 4. Fish as prey: numbers, behaviour, and availability 5. Otters fishing: hunting behaviour and strategies 6. Thermo-insulation of otters in the sea and freshwater 7. Populations, survival, and mortality 8. Synthesis: some generalizations and speculations 9. Otters, man, and conservation References Index

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Key concepts: Predation, Ecology, Biology, Geography, Zoology