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Volume 11 Pages 1 - 57 (April 1995)

Literature
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Arnemo, J. M. (1990). Chemical immobilization of the European otter (Lutra lutra). Norsk Vet. 102: 767-770.

Baranauskas, K., Mickevicius, E., Macdonald, S. M., Mason, C. F. (1994). Otter distribution in Lithuania. Oryx 28: 128-130.
[Inst. Ecology, Akademijos 2, Vilnius 2600, Lithuania.]

Barry, J. P., Baxter, C. H., Sagarin, R. D., Gilman, S. E. (1995). Climate-related, Long-term Faunal Changes In A california Rocky Intertidal Community. Science 267: 672-675.
[Monterey Bay Aquarium Res. Inst., 160 Cent Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 USA.]

Belyaev, D. K., Baranov, O. K., Ternovskaya, Y. G., Ternovsky, D. V. (1980). A Comparative Immunochemical Study of Serum Proteins in the Mustelidae (Carnivora). Zoologichesky Zhurnal 59, 254-260.
[Institute of Cytology and Genetics and Biological Institute, Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences (Novosibirsk), Russia.]

Bol’shakov, V. N. (1992). Evaluating The Consequences of the Oil Spills in Alaska on Vertebrates. Ekologiya (Moscow) 6: 86-88.
[Inst. Ecol. Plants Anim., Ural Dep., Acad. Sci. Russ., Sverdlovsk, Russia.]

Bowyer, R. T., Testa, J. W., Faro, J. B. (1995). Habitat Selection and Home Ranges of River Otters in a Marine Environment: Effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. J. Mamm. 76: 1-11.
[ Univ. Alaska Fairbanks, Inst. Arctic. Biol., Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA.]

Bowyer, R. T., Testa, J. W., Faro, J. B., Schwartz, C. C., Browning, J. B. (1994). Changes in Diets of River Otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska: Effects of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Can. J. Zool. 72: 970-976.
[Address - see above]

Britton, J. C., Morton, B. (1994). Marine Carrion and Scavengers. Ocean. Marine Biol. 32: 369-434.
[Texas Christian Univ., Dept. Biol., FT Worth, TX 76129, USA.]

Butler, J. R. A. (1994). Cape Clawless Otter Conservation and a Trout River in Zimbabwe: a Case Study. Oryx 28,: 276-282.
[Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, POB MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Hararae, Zimbabwe.]

Butler, J. R. A., Toit, J. T. du (1994). Diet aAnd Conservation Status of Cape Clawless Otters in Eastern Zimbabwe. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 24: 41-47.
[Address - see above]

Chanrajakit, J., Youngprapakorn, P. (1990). Anaesthesia of the Small-Clawed Otter. Thai. J. Vet. Med. 20: 569.

Criel, D. (1995). Rode Lijst van de zoogdieren in Vlanderen. 79 pp. Aminal, Belliardstraat 14/18, B-1040 Brussel, Belgium

Chaudry, I. U. (1991). Otters in Pakistan. Pakistan J. Forestry 41: 31-33.

Degange, A. R., Doroff, A. M., Monson, D. H. (1994). Experimental Recovery of Sea Otter Carcasses at Kodiak Island, Alaska, following the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Mar. Mammal Sci. 10: 492-496.
[Mem Univ. Newfoundland, Fac. Engn. & Appl Sci., St. Johns A1C 5S7, NF, Canada.]

Eberhardt, L. L. (1995). Using the Lotka-Leslie Model for Sea Otters. J. Wildl. Manag. 59: 222-227
[2528 W Klamath, Kennewick, WA 99336, USA. ]

Estes, J. A., Duggins, D. O. (1995). Sea Otters and Kelp Forests in Alaska: Generality and Variation in a Community Ecological Paradigm. Ecological Monographs 65: 75-100.
[Univ. Calif. Santa Cruz, Inst. Marine Sci., Natl. Biol. Survey, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.]

Fish, F. E. (1994). Association of Propulsive Swimming Mode with Behaviour in River Otters (Lutra canadensis). J. Mammal. 75: 989-997.
[W Chester Univ., Dept. Biol., W Chester, PA 19383, USA.]

Gutleb, A. C. (1995). Umweltkontaminanten und Fischotter. Eine Risikoabschätzung für Lutra lutra (L., 1758) in Österreich. Thesis, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, 216pp.
[ Institute of Medical Chemistry, Linke Bahngasse 11, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.]

Heggberget, T. M., Christensen, H. (1994). Reproductive Timing in Eurasian Otters on The Coast of Norway. Ecography 17: 339-348.
[ Norwegian Inst. Nat. Res., Tungasletta 2, N-7005 Trondheim, Norway.]

Heggberget, T. M., Moseid, K. E. (1994). Prey Selection in Coastal Eurasian Otters Lutra lutra. Ecography 17:, 331-338.
[Address - see above]

Hernandez-Huerta, A. (1992). Carnivores and their Conservation Prospects in Protected Areas of Mexico. Acta Zool. Mexicana Nueva Serie 54: 1-23.
[Inst. Ecol., A.C., Ap. Postal 63, 91000 Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.]

Hussain, S. A. (1994). Status of the smooth-coated otter (Lutra perspicillata) in National Chambal Sanctuary, India. Asian Otter Specialist Group Newsletter 3:, 3-5.
[Wildlife Institute of India, POB 18, Dehra Dun, Uttar Pradesh, India.]

Kemenes, I., Demeter, A. (1994). Uni- and multivariate Analyses of the Effects of Environmental Factors on the Occurence of Otters (Lutra lutra) in Hungary. Annal. Historico-Naturales Musei Nat. Hungarici 86: 133-138
[Zool. Botanical Garden, Allatkerti Krt. 6-12, H-1371 Budapest, Hungary.]

Koshcheev, V. V. (1989). On the Influence of Brown Bear on the Sea-otter Mortality in the Rookery Of Southern Kamchatka. Promyslovaya Fauna Severnoy Patsifiki, Kirov, p. 78-84.

Kruuk, H., Balharry, E., Taylor, P. T. (1994). Oxygen Consumption of the Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra in Relation to Water Temperature. Physiol. Zool. 67, 1174-1185.
[Inst. Terr. Ecol., Banchory AB 31 4 BY, Kincardine, Scotland.]

Khullar, P. (1991). Wildlife Special Issue. Indian Forester 117:

Lanszki, J., Kormendi, S. (1993). Data on the Role of Otter (Lutra lutra L.) in Pond Farming. Halaszat 86: 190-191.
[PATE Agrartudomanyi Egyetem, Allattenyesztesi Tanszek, Denesmajor 2, H-7401 Kaposvar, Hungary.]

Ligthart, M. F., Nel, J. A. J., Avenant, N. L. (1994). Diet of Cape Clawless Otters in Part of the Breede River System. S. Afr. J. Wildl. Res. 24: 38-39.
[Dept. Zool., University of Stellenbosch, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa.]

Lina, P. H. C., Ommering, G. van (1994). Rode lijst van bedreigde en kwetsbare zoogdieren in Nederland. Rapport IKC natuurbeheer nr. 12.
[Informatie- en KennisCentrum Natuurbeheer, Marijkeweg 24, PB 30, 6700-AA Wageningen, The Netherlands.]

Loughlin, T. R. (1995). Marine Mammals and the Exxon Valdez. Academic Press, London.

Melisch, R., Kusumawardhani, L., Asmoro, P. B., Lubis, I. R. (1994). The Role of Otters (Mustelidae, Carnivora) in Rice-Fields and Fisheries in West Java, Indonesia. In: Universität Hohenheim (ed.). Tropentag 1994 - Nähstoffkreisläufe. 45-46.
[Inst. für Zoologie, Universität Hohenheim, Garbenstr. 30, D-70593, Germany]

MIller, I., Gutleb, A. C., Kranz, A., Gemeiner, M. (1995). Forensic on Wild Animals: Differentiation between Otter and Pheasant Blood using Electrophoretic Methods. Electrophoresis 16: 865-868.
[Institute of Medical Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine, Linke Bahngasse 11, A-1030 Vienna, Austria.]

MIller, I., Gutleb, A. C., Gemeiner, M. (1995). Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis and the Study of Wildlife. Abstracts: Applications of two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, 7.-9.6.1995 Hradec Kralove.
[Address - see above]

Morgan, G. S. (1994). Miocene and Pliocene Marine Mammal Faunas from the Bone Valley Formation of Central Florida. Proc. San Diego Soc. Nat. Hist. 29: 239-268.
[Florida Museum Natural History, University Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-2035, USA.]

Naismith, I. A., Knights, B. (1994). Fyke-netting and Coarse Fisheries in lowland Britain: Practical Advice for Fishery Owners and Managers. Fish. Manag. Ecol. 1: 107-116.
[Ecological Assessment Group, WRc plc, Henley Road., Medmenham, Bucks, SL7 2HD, England]

Oeko-Fonds (1994). La loutre au Luxembourg et dans les Pays Limitrophes.
[Oeko-Fonds, 6-rue Vauban, L-2663 Luxembourg.]

Poole, K. G., Elkin, B. T., Bethke, R. W. (1995). Environmental Contaminants in Wild Mink in the Northwest Territories, Canada. Sci. Total Environ. 161: 473-486.
[NW Terr. Dept. Renewable Resources, Div. Wildl. Management, 600-5102-50th Ave., Yellowknife, Nt X1A 3S8, Canada.]

Purves, M. G., Kruuk, H., Nel, J. A. J. (1994). Crabs Potamonautes perlatus in the Diet of Otter Aonyx capensis and Water Mongoose Atilax paludinosus in a Freshwater Habitat in South Africa. Z. Säugetierkunde 59: 332-341.
[Dept. Zool., University of Stellenbosch, 7600 Stellenbosch, South Africa.]

Reid, D. G., Code, T. E., Reid, A. C. H., Herrero, S. M. (1994). Food Habits of the River Otter in a Boreal Ecosystem. Can. J. Zool. 72: 1306-1313.
[Univ. British Columbia, Dept. Zool., Ecol. Grp., 6270 Univ. Blvd, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada.]

Reid, D. G., Code, T. E., Reid, A. C. H., Herrero, S. M. (1994). Spacing, Movements, and Habitat Selection of the River Otter in Boreal Alberta. Can. J. Zool. 72, 1314-1324.
[Address - see above]

Rock, K. R., Rock, E. S., Bowyer, R. T., Faro, J. B. (1995). Degree of Association and Use of Helper by Coastal River Otters, Lutra canadensis, in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Canadian Field Naturalist 108: 367-369.
[Univ. Alaska Fairbanks, Inst. Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA.]

Sebastian. A. (1994). The Hairy Nosed Otter in Peninsular Malaysia. Asian Wetland News 7: 5. 43
[USJ9/3C, 47620 Petaling, Salangor, Malaysia.]

Serfass, T. L., Rymon, L. M., Brooks, R. P. (1992). Ectoparasites from River Otters in Pennsylvania. J. Wildl. Dis. 28: 138-140.
[School of Forest Resources, Forest Resources Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. ]

Serfass, T. L., Randall, M. S., Peper, L., Whary, M. T., Brooks, R. P. (1993). River Otter (Lutra canadensis) Reintroduction in Pennsylvania: Prerelease Care and Clinical Evaluation. J. Zoo Wildl. Med. 24: 28-40.
[Address - see above]

Shevchenko, I. N., Lipilina, I. A. (1989). On the Problem of Sanitary Condemnation of Sea-Otters. Promyslovaya Fauna Severnoy Patsifiki, Kirov, p. 21-25.

Shymalaw, U. T., Sidorovich, V. Y., Shymalaw, V. U. (1993). Helminths of Mustelidae inhabiting the Waterbodies of Belarus. Vyestsi Akademii Navuk Byelarusi Syeryya Biyalahichnykh Navuk 0(4): 96-101.
[A.S. Pushkin Brest State Pedagog. Inst., Brest, Belarus.]

Sidorovich, V. E. (1991). Feeding and Relationships of the Otter (Lutra lutra L.) and American Mink (Mustela vison Schreber) in Byelorussia. Reprint of Redaction of Izvestiya Akademii Nauk BSSR, Ser. Biol. Nauk, 98pp.
[Institute of Zoology, Belorussian Academy of Sciences, 27, F. Skoriny str., 220072 Minsk, Belorussia.]

Sidorovich, V. E. (1989). Peculiarities of the Otter (Lutra lutra L.) Ecology in Conditions of Anthropogenical Transformation of the Habitat. Dinamika Zootsenozov, Problemy Okhrany i Ratsionalnogo Ispolzovaniya Zhivotnogo Mira Byelorussia. Abstracts of 6th Zoological Conference, Vitebsk, September 19-21, 1989. Minsk, Institute of Zoology of Acad. Sci. BSSR Publ., 1989. p. 222-223.
[Address - see above]

Silva, P. K. de (1994). A Preliminary Study on the Food Of Lutra Lutra inhabiting a Hill Stream in Sri Lanka. Asian Otter Specialist Group Newsletter 3: 5-6.
[Dept. of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.]

Smith, D., Flegal, A. R. (1995). Lead in the Biosphere: Recent Trends. Ambio 24:, 21-23.
[Univ. California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA.]

Spelman, L. H., Summer, P. W., Levine, J. F., Stoskopf, M. K. (1993). Field Anaesthesia in the North American River Otter (Lutra canadensis). J. Zoo Wildl. Medicine 24: 19-27.
[Dept. Companion Animal Special Species Med., Coll. Veterinary Med., North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC 27606, USA.]

Spelman, L. H., Summer, P. W., Levine, J. F., Stoskopf, M. K. (1994). Anaesthesia of North American River Otters (Lutra canadensis) with Medetomidine-Ketamine and Reversal by Atipamezol. J. Zoo Wildl. Medicine 25: 214-223.
[Address - see above]

Testa, J. W., Holleman, D. F., Bowyer, R. T., Faro, J. B. (1994). Estimating Populations of Marine River Otters in Prince William Sound, Alaska, using Radiotracer Implants. J. Mammal. 75: 1021-1032.
[Alaska Dept. Fish & Game, 333 Rasberry Rd., Anchorage, AK 99518, USA.]

Tumanov, I. L., Sidorovich, V. E. (1994). Reproductive Features of the Otter (Lutra lutra L.). Lutreola 4: 1-4.
[Western Zonal Laboratory, B.M. Zhitkov Research Institute of Game Management and Fur Farming, 38, 1st Linia, Vasilievsky Ostrov, 199053 Saint-Petersburg, Russia.]

Udevitz, M. S., Bodkin, J. L., Costa, D. P. (1995). Detection of Sea Otters in Boat-Based Surveys of Prince William Sound, Alaska. Marine Mammal Sci. 11: 59-71.
[Natl. Biol. Survey, Alaska Sci Ctr, 1011 E Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA.]

Voogt, P. de, Velzen, M. J. M. van, Leonards, P. E. G. (1994). Patterns And Toxic Potency Of Persistent PCDD and PCDF Congeners in Liver of Mustelids from the Netherlands. Organohalogen Compounds 21: 465-468.
[Amsterdam Research Institute for Substances in Ecosystems, ARISE, Department of Environmental and Toxicological Chemistry, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 166, 1018-WV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.]

Wank, M. (1977). Fischotter- und Schildkrötenfunde im Mittelmiozän von Schönweg (Lavanttal, Kärnten). Carinthia 167./187: 153-156.
[copies available from the editor]

Wendell, F. (1994). Relationship between Sea Otter Range Expansion and Red Abalone Abundance and Size Distribution in Central California. Cal. Fish Game 80: 45-56.
[Calif. Dept. Fish & Game, Div. Marine Resources, 213 Beach St., Morro Bay, CA 93442, USA.]

Williams, T. D., Hymer, J. (1992). Raising Orphaned Sea Otter Pups. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 201: 688-691.

Woodroffe, G. L. (1994). The Status and Distribution of the Otter (Lutra lutra L.) in North Yorkshire. Naturalist 119: 25-35.
[Dept. Biol., Univ. York, York YO1 5DD, England.]

Zogall, A. (1992). Morphologie und topographische Anatomie der Brust-, Bauch- und Beckenhöhlenorgane des Europäischen Fischotters (Lutra lutra L. 1758). Diss., Tierärztl. Hochschule Hannover, 101pp.

Seminar on the Conservation of the European Otter (Lutra lutra)

The proceedings of the seminar, which was held in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands, 7-11 June 1994 are published. On 231 pages topics refering to status and distribution, reproduction and ecology, pollution, habitat quality and ecological networks are presented. A large number of contributions was presented by participants from former east European countries.
For further information please contact:
Otterpark Aqualutra, De Groene Ster 2, 8926 XE Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

 WWF Forschungsberichte

In this publication serie of WWF Austria two issues on the otter Lutra lutra were published. Aspects covered are status of the otter in Austria, ecology, otter and fish ponds, causes for otter mortality, etc.
For further information please contact:
Hannes Seehofer, WWF Österreich, Ottakringerstr. 116, A-1160 Wien, Austria

Bulletin Vydra

The 5th issue of this bulletin covers various aspects of the otter Lutra lutra in the Czech Republic and in Slovakia. A total of 23 articles gives a lot of information on research projects (status, conservation, feeding ecology, pollution, fish fauna) in this two european countries. Furthermore articles cover the otter in the Zabajkalski National Park, Sibiria and its distribution in Morocco.
For further information please contact the editors:
Jan Kadlecik, Sprava CHKO Velka Fatra, Cachovsky rad 7, 03861 Vrutky, Slovakia
Ales Toman, Stanice ochrany fauny CUOP, Pavlov 54, 584 01 Ledec n. Sazavou, Czech Republic

Lutreola - Investigations of Mustelids and other Carnivorous Mammals in Russia (ed. V.V. Rozhnov)

This newsletter and journal which is to be issued twice a year, will feature the following materials:
- original studies of Russian specialists on mustelids and small carnivores
- translations of the most interesting papers appearing in the publications of Russia and other CIS countries
- comprehensive surveys of all Russian publications on this animal group
- other information concerned with mustelids and other carnivores
Additionally information retrieval, photocopying ($3 for ten pages) and translation of Russian literature on carnivores ($5 per page) will be available on order.
For further information please contact the editor:
A.N. Severtsov
Institute of Evolutionary Morphology & Animal Ecology
33 Leninski Prospekt
117071 Moscow, Russia

Front cover of Die Wölfe der FlüsseDie Wölfe der Flüsse - Riesenotter und ihr Lebensraum Regenwald
Schenck, C., Staib, E.
The two biologists give a report of their project on giant otters in the Manu National Park, Peru. Topics covered are their observations on the social behaviour of the giant otter, feeding ecology and possible threats like gold mining or tourism.

Knesebeck Verlag, München, 1994, ISBN 3-926901-73X

Russian Literature

Dr. Jevgeni Shergalin is providing literature reviews for the Russian literature on all aspects of biology.
For further information please contact:
Merktrans
Dr. Jevgeni Shergalin
8 Väike-Ameerika Str.
EE-0007 Talinn
Estonia
Tel.: +372/2 452 231 or +372/2 452 280
Fax.: 0372/2 453 956

Wild Otters - Predation and Population
Kruuk, H.

“Despite the popularity of otters, there has been no previous attempt at a scientific description of populations and behaviour of this species, Lutra lutra, in the wild. This book has been written from direct observations of otter populations in scotland, where the animals are still abundant. There is a great need for this kind of natural history, firstly because it provides the basic for active conservation management, and secondly because of the interest and naturalists of the unque and fascinating ecology of mammals living in a very hostile environment.” (Oxford University Press)

Oxford University Press, 1995, 304 pages, 67 halftones, 74 line drawings and figures, £30.00, ISBN 0-198540701 (see also the enclosed flyer)

Second International Martes Symposium

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada August 12 - 16, 1995
Sessions will deal with taxonomy and genetics of martes, population ecology and management, habitat characteristics and utilization, wildlife techniques, integrating martes in forest management. Access to the mammalogy collection at the Provincial Museum Alberta (over 10,000 specimens, including 139 specimens of the genus Martes, and also Lutra canadensis) is available to conference participants before, during or after the symposium).
For additional information please contact:
Gilbert Proulx, Alpha Wildlife Research & Management Ltd., 9 Garnet Crescent, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada T8A 2R7

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