IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin
©IUCN/SCC Otter Specialist Group

Volume 23 Issue 1 Pages 1 - 48 (April 2006)

LITERATURE
Previous | Contents | Next

de BOSSCHERE, H., ROELS, S., LEMMENS, N. & VANOPDENBOSCH, E. (2005). Canine distemper virus in Asian clawless otter (Aonyx cinereus) littermates in captivity. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift, 74 (4): 299-302
[available at http://vdt.ugent.be/code/showupload.php?id=196 accessed 09/11/06]
(Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre (VAR), Department of Biocontrol, Groeselenberg 99, B-1180 Brussels (Ukkel), Belgium )

BOWEN,L., ALDRIDGE, B.M., MILES, A.K. & STOTT, J.L. (2006). Expressed MHC Class II Genes in Sea Otters (Enhydra lutris) from Geographically Disparate Populations.  Tissue Antigens 67(5): 402 - 408
(L. Bowen, US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Davis Field Station, Davis, CA, USA. lbowen@ucdavis.edu)

van den BRINK, N.W. & JANSMAN, H.A.H. (2006). Applicability of Spraints for Monitoring Organic Contaminants in Free-Ranging Otters (Lutra lutra).  Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25(11): 2821 – 2826
(nico.vanderbrink@wur.nl)

BRITTON, J. R., SHEPHERD, J. S., TOMS, S. & SIMPSON, V. (2005). Presence of carp, Cyprinus carpio, in the diet of the otter, Lutra lutra. Fisheries Management & Ecology 12 (3), 221-223
(Robert Britton, National Fisheries Laboratory, Environment Agency, Bromholme Lane, Brampton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, PE28 4NE, UK e-mail: robert.britton@environment-agency.gov.uk)

CHOUDHURY, A. (2004). Small Carnivores in New Wildlife Sanctuaries in Assam in North-East India.  Small Carnivore Conservation 31: 10
(c/o Late Alauddin Choudhury, 7 Islampur Road, Guwahati 781 007, India. badru1@sancharnet.in)

COLYN, M., DUFOUR, S., CONDÉ, P.C. & VAN ROMPAEY, H. (2004). The Importance of Small Carnivores in Forest Bushmeat Hunting in the Classified Forest of Diecké, Guinea.  Small Carnivore Conservation 31: 15 – 18

CRAY, D. (2006). What’s Killing the Sea Otters? Time 168(14): 62 - 63

ESTES, J.A., TINKER, M.T.,  DOROFF, A.M. & BURN, D.M. (2005). Continuing sea otter population declines in the Aleutian Archipelego. Marine Mammal Science 21:169–172.

FULTON, T.L. & STROBECK, C. (2006). Molecular Phylogeny of the Arctoidea (Carnivora): Effect of Missing Data on Supertree and Supermatrix Analyses of Multiple Gene Data Sets.  Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 41(1): 165 – 181
(Department of Biological Sciences, CW405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta., Canada, T6G 2E9. tara.fulton@ualberta.ca)

GORSKI, P., ZALEWSKI, A. & LAKOMY, M. (2006). Parasites of Carnivorous Mammals in Bialowieza Primeval Forest.  Wiad. Parazytol. 52(1): 49 – 53
(Department of Parasitology and Invasiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Warsaw Agricultural University, Poland)

GUITART, R. , MARTÍNEZ, B. , PIQUÉ, E.,  MATEO, R.,  SOLAR, M. & RODRÍGUEZ, M. (2005). Organochlorine Residues in Fishes from Two Rivers in Cantabria, Spain: Implications for a Program of Otter (Lutra lutra) Reintroduction. Earth and Environmental Science 75 (1): 143-148
(Laboratory of Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, E-08193, Spain)

HÁJKOVÁ, P., ZEMANOVÁ, B., BRYJA, J., HÁJEK, B.; ROCHE, K., TKADLEC, E. & ZIMA, J. (2006). Factors affecting success of PCR amplification of microsatellite loci from otter faeces. Molecular Ecology Notes, 6 (2): 559-562(4)
(Administration of the Slovenský Raj National Park, State Nature Conservancy of the Slovak Republic, Letecká 3, 052 01 Spišská Nová Ves, Slovak Republic)

HARWELL, M.A. & GENTILE, J.H. (2006). Ecological Significance of Residual Exposures and Effects from the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill.  Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag. 2(3): 204 - 246
(Harwell Geintile & Associates, LC, Hammock, Florida 32137, USA. mharwell@ecologicalrisk.com)

HUANG, CHUAN-CHIN, HSU, YU-CHENG, LEE, LING-LING & LI, SHOU-HSIEN (2005). Isolation and characterization of tetramicrosatellite DNA markers in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra). Molecular Ecology Notes 5 (2): 314-316
(Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, ROC. Fax: 886-2-29312904; E-mail: t43028@cc.ntnu.edu.tw)

JACOBSEN, L. (2005). Otter (Lutra lutra) predation on stocked brown trout (Salmo trutta) in two Danish lowland rivers. Ecology Of Freshwater Fish 14 (1):  59-68.
(Lene Jacobsen, Department of Inland Fisheries, Danish Institute for Fisheries Research, Vejlsøvej 39, DK 8600 Silkeborg, Denmark; e-mail: lj@dfu.min.dk)

KANNAN, K., AGUSA, T., PERROTTA, E., THOMAS, N.J. & TANABE, S. (2006). Comparison of Trace Element Concentrations in Livers of Diseased, Emaciated and Non-Diseased Southern Sea Otters from the Californian Coast.  Chemosphere 65: 2160 - 2167
(Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12201-0509, USA. kkannan@wadsworth.org)

KANNAN, K., PERROTTA, E. & THOMAS, N.J. (2006). Association between Perfluorinated Compounds and Pathological Conditions in Southern Sea Otters.  Environ. Sci. Technol. 40(16): 4943 – 4948
(as above)

KLOSKOWSKI, J. (2005). Otter Lutra lutra damage at farmed fisheries in southeastern Poland, I: an interview survey. Wildl. Biol. 11: 201-206.
(Janusz Kloskowski, Department of Nature Conservation, Institute of Biology,M. Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland - email:januszkl@biotop.umcs.lublin.pl)

KLOSKOWSKI, J. (2005). Otter Lutra lutra damage at farmed fisheries in southeastern Poland, II: exploitation of common carp Cyprinus carpio. Wildl. Biol. 11: 257-261
(Author details as above)

KORNEV, S. I. & KORNEVA, S. M. (2006). Some criteria for assessing the state and dynamics of sea otter (Enhydra lutris) populations in the Russian part of the species range. Russian Journal of Ecology, 37 (3): 172-179 [In Russian with English Abstract]
(Kamchatka Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography, ul. Naberezhnaya 18, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskii, 683000, Russia. Email: kamniro@mail.kamchatka.ru)

LAIDRE, K.L., ESTES, J.A., TINKER, M.T., BODKIN, J., MONSON, D. & SCHNEIDER, K. (2006). Patterns of Growth and Body Condition in Sea Otters from the Aleutian Archipelago before and after the Recent Population Decline.  J. Anim. Ecol. 75(4): 978 - 989
(Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA. kl@dpc.dk)

LANSZKI, J. & HELTAI, M. (2006). Diet of the European polecat and the steppe polecat in Hungary. Mamm. biol. 72: 49 – 53

LANSZKI, J.,  MOLNÁR,  M. & MOLNÁR, T. (2006). Factors affecting the predation of otter (Lutra lutra) on European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis). Journal of Zoology 270: 219 –226

LANSZKI, J. & SALLAI, Z. (2006). Comparison of the feeding habits of Eurasian otters on a fast flowing river and its backwater habitats. Mamm. biol. 71: 336 – 346

LEVENSON, D.H., PONGANIS, P.J.,  CROGNALE, M.A., DEEGAN, J.F. II, DIZON, A. & JACOBS, G.H. (2006). Visual pigments of marine carnivores: pinnipeds, polar bear, and sea otter. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology, 192(8): 833-843
(Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, USA Email: dlevenson@ucsd.edu)

LOOMIS, J. (2006). Estimating Recreation and Existence Values of Sea Otter Expansion in California Using Benefit Transfer. Coastal Management, 34 (4): 387 - 404
(Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA)

MARTIN-ATTANCE,  P, LEON-VIZCAINO, L. PALOMARES, F.,REVILLA, E., GONZALEZ-CANDELA, J. CUBERO-PABLO, M.J.& DELIBES, M (2006).  Antibodies to Mycobacterium bovis in Wild Carnivores from Donana National Park (Spain). J. Wildl. Dis. 42(30; 704 – 708
(Infectious Diseases Area, Department of Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Murcia University, 300100, Murcia, Spain)

MÉNDEZ-HERMIDA, F., GÓMEZ-COUSO, H., ROMERO-SUANCES, R. & ARES-MAZÁS, E. (2006). Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Wild Otters (Lutra lutra) Veterinary Pathology
(Elvira Ares-Mazás, mpeares@usc.es)

MIRANDA R., DÍEZ-LEÓN M. & ESCALA C. (2005). Length relationships of cyprinid prey in diet analysis of Eurasian otter Lutra lutra in Mediterranean habitats. Folia Zoologica, 54(4): 443-447.

NGUYEN XUAN DANG (2006) Current status of otters (Mammalia:Lutrinae) in Vietnam with conservation implications. Tigerpaper 33 (3): 8-14.
(Nguyen Xuan Dang, Ph.D., Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, No. 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam. Email: dangnx@fpt.vn)

PRIGIONI, C., REMONTI, L., BALESTRIERI, A., SGROSSO, S., PRIORE, G. , MISIN,C. , VIAPIANA, M.,  SPADA, S. &  ANANIA, R. (2005). Distribution and sprainting activity of the Otter (Lutra lutra) in the Pollino National Park (southern Italy). Ethology Ecology & Evolution 17: 171-180
(Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Pavia, Piazza Botta 9, 27100 Pavia, Italy E-mail: prigioni@unipv.it)

ROSTAIN, R.R.,  BEN-DAVID, M., GROVES, P. & RANDALL, J.A. (2004). Why Do River Otters Scent-Mark? An Experimental Test Of Several Hypotheses.  Animal Behaviour 68: 703 - 711
(M. Ben-David, Department of Zoology and Physiology, 1000 E. University Avenue, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA. bendavid@uwyo.edu)

SAAVEDRA, D. (2006). Re-Introduction of the Eurasian Otter in NE Spain.  Re-Introduction News 25: 23 – 25
(Pep Ventura, 11, 17740-Vilafant, Spain. dsaavedra@lutra.jazztel.es)

SATO, J.J., WOLSAN, M., SUZUKI, H., HOSODA, T., YAMAGUCHI, Y., HIYAMA, K., KOBAYASHI, M. & MINAMI, S. (2006). Evidence from Nuclear DNA Sequences Sheds Light on the Phylogenetic Relationships of Pinnipedia: Single Origin with Affinity to Musteloidea,  Zoolog. Sci. 23(2): 125 - 146
(J.J.Sato, Laboratory of Animal Cell Technology, Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Fukuyama University, Japan. jsato@bt.fubt.fukuyama-u.ac.jp)

SULKAVA, R. (2006). Ecology of the Otter (Lutra lutra) in Central Finland and Methods for Estimating the Densities of Populations.  PhD Dissertation, University of Joensuu, Finland.
(Department of Biology, University of Joensuu, Finland)

TOMLINSON, A. & SIMPSON, V. (2005). Bile Fluke in Otters and Mink.  Vet. Rec. 158(2): 69

TÜZÜN,İ., ALBAYRAK, İ. (2005)  The Effect of Disturbances to Habitat Quality on Otter (Lutra lutra) Activity in the River Kızılırmak (Turkey): a Case Study. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 29: 327-335
[available from http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/zoology/issues/zoo-05-29-4/zoo-29-4-7-0412-2.pdf accessed 09/11/06]
(Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kırıkkale University, 71450 Yahşihan, Kırıkkale – TURKEY)

WALKER, K.A., DAVIS, J.W. & DUFFIELD, D.A. (2005) The Northern Sea Otter, Enhydra lutris kenyoni, Along the Washington Coast: Abundance, Activity Budgets, and Prey Consumption. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, August 6-10, Snowbird UT, USA

WALKER, K.A., DAVIS, J.W. & D.A. DUFFIELD (2005). The Washington Sea Otter: Activity Budgets and Prey Consumption, 2003-2004. Sea Otter Conservation Workshop IV, March 18, Seattle, WA, USA

WEISEL, J. W., NAGASWAMI, C. & PETERSON, R.O. (2005). River otter hair structure facilitates interlocking to impede penetration of water and allow trapping of air. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 83 (5): 649-655(7)

YATES, D.E., MAYACK, D.T.,  MUNNEY, K.,  EVERS, D.C.,  MAJOR, A., KAUR, T. & TAYLOR, R.J. (2005). Mercury Levels in Mink (Mustela vison) and River Otter (Lontra canadensis) from Northeastern North America. Ecotoxicology, 14 (1/2): 263-274

Previous | Contents | Next