Part I:
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| The Never Ending Story |
Arno Gutleb |
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| Preface |
Robert Dulfer |
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| Why Otter People from all over the World
did come to the Czech Republic |
Claus Reuther |
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| The Diet of Lutra canadensis in the Upper
Colorado River System |
Judith Berg |
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| Requirements of the Cape-clawless Otter
(Aonyx capensis) and the Spotted-necked<
Otter (Lutra maculicollis) in the Natal Drakensberg (South Africa) |
Caterina Carugati, Michael R. Perrin |
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| Habitat, Prey and Area Requirements of Otters
(Aonyx capensis and Lutra maculicollis)
in the Natal Drakensberg (South Africa) |
Caterina Carugati, Michael R. Perrin |
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| The Status of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra
lutra) |
Jim W.H. Conroy, Paul R.F. Chanin |
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| DNA Typing for Individual and Population
Studies of the Eurasian Otter, Lutra lutra |
John F. Dallas, Freda Marshall, Paul A.
Racey, Philip J. Bacon,
Jim W.H. Conroy, David N. Carss, Hans Kruuk |
49 |
| Peculiar Anatomical Features in the Heart
and Liver of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra
lutra) |
Monika Egerbacher, Arno C. Gutleb, Aksel
B. Madsen |
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| The Effect of Habitat Destruction, Isolation
and Human Induced Stress on Survival of
the Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Peru - An Assessment of Management
Options Using a Simulation Model |
Karin Frank, Christof Schenck, Elke Staib |
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| A Simulation Model for Assessing Otter Mortality
due to Traffic |
Karin Frank, Peter Eulberg, Klaus Hertweck,
Klaus Henle |
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| Protected Contact Training of the Giant
Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) |
Volker Gatz |
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| Diet of Otters (Lutra
lutra) in Relation
to Prey Availability in a Fish Pond Area in Germany |
Liana C. Geidezis |
72 |
| Behavioural Use of Vocalizations by Eurasian
Otters (Lutra lutra) |
Claudio Gnoli, Claudio Prigioni, Paola Polotti |
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| Disease and Health Problems in British Otters
(Lutra lutra) at a Rehabilitation Centre |
Rosemary E. Green, Jim Green |
84 |
| Treatment, Medication and Administration
of Drugs to Otters |
Rosemary E. Green |
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| Otter (Lutra lutra) Surveys on Corfu Island
and at Lakes Prespa, Greece |
Xavier Grémillet |
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Part II
Pages 100 - 155
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| Heavy Metals and PCBs in Eurasian Otters
(Lutra lutra) in South Korea |
Sung Yong Han, Sung Won Son, Motokazu Ando,
Hiroshi Sasaki |
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| Gross Anatomy of Female Reproductive Organs
from Eurasian Otters (Lutra lutra) in
Different Stages of the Reproductive Cycle |
Thrine Moen Heggberget |
107 |
| Estimating the Density of Otter Lutra
lutra Populations using Individual Analysis of
Tracks |
Klaus Hertweck, Reinhard Klenke, Klaus Henle |
115 |
| New Threats to Continuous Viable Otter Population
in Northeastern Part of Slovenia |
Marjana Hönigsfeld Adamić |
120 |
The Nova Reka Channel Ox-bow Restoration
Project: an Example of Effective River
Revitalisation for Otters? |
David Howe |
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| Conservation Status of Otters in the Tarai
and Lower Himalayas of Uttar Pradesh, India |
Syed Ainul Hussain |
128 |
| A Note on the Historical Record of Otter
Distribution in India, with Special Reference to Lower
Himalayas and Tarai |
Syed Ainul Hussain |
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| Designing a Radio-tracking Study for Otter
Research: a few Considerations |
Syed Ainul Hussain |
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Part III
Pages 153 - 396 PDF (3225 K)
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| Distribution of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra
lutra) in Austria 1990-1998 |
Jutta Jahrl |
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| Slovakian Project on Otters- a Basis for
an Action Plan for the Eurasian Otter (Lutra
lutra) in Slovakia |
Ján Kadlečík, Peter Urban |
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| Tracks and Other Signs of the Hairy-nosed
Otter (Lutra sumatrana) |
Budsabong Kanchanasaka |
160 |
| Habitat Suitability and Apparent Density
of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) in Saxony (Germany) |
Reinhard Klenke |
167 |
| Are there Seasonal Bottlenecks in Food Resources
for Otters Feeding on Artificial Fish Ponds in the Czech
Republic? |
Michael Knollseisen, Andreas Kranz |
172 |
| Surgical Intraperitoneal Implantation – a
Practicable Method to fit Eurasian Otters with Radios Transmitters |
Christian König, Uschi König |
176 |
| Fish ponds in Central Europe - a rich but
risky habitat for otters |
Andreas Kranz, Ales Toman, Michael Knollseisen,
Vasek Prasek |
181 |
| Legal aspects of otter conservation in the
Czech Republic |
Marcela Kucerova |
187 |
| Influence of Habitat Quality Factors on
Otter (Lutra lutra L.) Distribution in Brittany,
NW France - a Statistical Approach for Assessing Recolonization Probabilities |
Lionel Lafontaine, E. Fortumeau, S. Mainsant |
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| Investigation of the Fish Diet of Otters
(Lutra lutra) from an Economic Aspect at a Fish Pond in
Hungary |
József Lanszki, Sándor Körmendi,
Csaba Hancz |
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| Effects of Habitat Changes on the otters’ Habitat using Trophic Niche Breadth
and
Relative Abundance at an Eutrophic Fish Pond |
József Lanszki, Sándor Körmendi,
Csaba Hancz |
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| Distemper in Free-living European Otters
(Lutra lutra) in Austria |
Gerhard Loupal, Herbert Weissenböck, Michaela Bodner, Christian Stotter |
211 |
| A Proposed Action Plan for the Conservation
of the Southern River Otter (Lutra
provocax) in Freshwater Habitat in Chile |
Gonzalo Medina-Vogel |
214 |
| The Status of Otters in Latin America -
Eight years after the Otter Action Plan |
Gonzalo Medina-Vogel |
219 |
| Group Structure, Seasonal Variation and
Behaviour of Lutra perspicillata at two Different Ecozones |
Vangala Nagulu, Vaidyula Vasudeva Rao, Chelmala
Srinivasulu, Deeti
Satyanarayana |
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| Habitat use by Lutra
perspicillata at Coringa
and Hampi, two Ecological Different Otter Habitats in India |
Vangala Nagulu, Vaidyula Vasudeva Rao, Chelmala
Srinivasulu, Deeti
Satyanarayana |
241 |
| The Status of Otters in Africa – an
Assessment |
Jan A.J. Nel, Michael J. Somers |
258 |
| Cranial and Dental Anomalies in the North
American River Otter: a Comparison of a Northern and Southern
Population |
Paul J. Polechla Jr., Tauni Rodgers, Todd
R. Meineck |
267 |
| Continental Report on the Situation of the
North American River Otter |
Paul J. Polechla Jr., Sheila Sykes |
271 |
| Husbandry and Captive Breeding of Otters
(Lutrinae) in North and Latin America: a Synopsis of Current
Progress |
Janice Reed-Smith, Paul J. Polechla, Jr |
276 |
| The Otter (Lutra lutra) in Europe - Recent
Developments and Future Needs |
Claus Reuther |
282 |
| Reintroduction of the Eurasian Otter (Lutra
lutra) in Northeast Spain |
Deli Saavedra, Jordi Sargatal |
292 |
| Distribution and Food Habits of the Eurasian
Otter (Lutra lutra) in South Korea |
Hiroshi Sasaki, Motokazu Ando, Han Sung-Yong,
Min Byung-Yoon, Son Sung-Won |
297 |
| Habitat Requirements of Giant Otter (Pteronura
brasiliensis) in Peru |
Christof Schenck, Elke Staib |
302 |
| River Otter Reintroduction – the Pennsylvannia
Approach |
Thomas L. Serfass, Robert P. Brooks |
308 |
| Behavioral Development of Otters (Lutra
canadensis) in a Marine Coastal Habitat |
J. Scott Shannon |
312 |
| Generational Change in Affiliation Patterns
in a Society of Marine Coastal Otters (Lutra canadensis). |
J. Scott Shannon |
316 |
| Intrafamilial Killings in a Marine Coastal
Population of Otters (Lutra canadensis) |
J. Scott Shannon, Sara L. Moore |
320 |
| Friends of the Otters Japan |
Tatsuo Shinohara |
324 |
| Factors Allowing High Density of Otters
in Eastern Europe |
Vadim E. Sidorovich, Michael M. Pikulik |
326 |
| The Status of Otters in the Asian Region |
Padma K. de Silva |
334 |
| The Diet of the Neotropical Otter (Lutra
longicaudis) in Costa Rica |
Romeo M. Spinola, Christopher Vaughan |
341 |
| Testing a Method to Monitor the Otter (Lutra
lutra) Population in Finland – a Pilot Study Based
on Snow Tracking |
Bo J-G. Storrank, Risto T. Sulkava, Ulla-Maija
Liukko |
346 |
| Historical Reproductive and Rearing Success
of Giant Otters
(Pteronura brasiliensis) in Zoos |
Sheila Sykes |
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| Otter Distribution in Portugal |
Anabela Trindade, N. Farinha |
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| Status and Reproductive Features of Otter
(Lutra lutra L.) in the North-west of Russia. |
Igor L. Tumanov |
361 |
| Distribution and Conservation Status of
the Neotropical Otter (Lutra longicaudis) and the Giant
Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) in Ecuador |
Victor Utrearas, Ignacio Araya |
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Preliminary Study on the Diet of the Neotropical Otter Lutra
longicaudis in the
Tiputini Park, Ecuadorian Amazonia |
Víctor Utreras, Miguel Rodriguez,
Ignacio Araya |
370 |
| Preliminary Data on Parasites of European
Otter (Lutra lutra) in Latvia |
Kârlis Vismanis, Jânis Ozolins |
374 |
| Status of the Neotropical River Otter (Lontra
longicaudis) in Brazil |
Helen Francine Waldemarin, Elton Pinto Colares,
Cristiane Albuquerque,
Claudio Blacher |
379 |
| Urolithiasis in European Otters (Lutra
lutra)
from Denmark |
Heike Weber, Hans Henrik Dietz, Aksel Bo
Madsen, Albrecht Hesse,
Hans-Jürgen Steffes, Stephan Steinlechner |
382 |
Economic Aspects of Otter (Lutra
lutra)
Predation on Fish Production
in Southern Poland |
Lidia Wiśniowska, Małgorzata Mordarska-Duda |
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| Recommendations and Results VII. International
Otter Colloquium (IOC) -
Trebon/Czech Republic, March 14 - 20, 1998 |
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