Africa supports Earth's richest assemblage of large predators, which coexist despite a high
degree of dietary overlap. This study used reviews of the prey preferences of African wild …

Amphibians form a major component of the diet of the otter Lutra lutra in several areas of its
wide geographic range. Yet, amphibian remains are rarely identified to species level and …

Maintaining thermal homeostasis in water is a major challenge for semi‐aquatic mammals,
which entails morphological, behavioural and physiological adaptations. Foraging strategies …

Lutra lutra, commonly known as the Eurasian otter, is the most widely distributed of the
lutrinids (otters). L. lutra is primarily a piscivorous predator but also preys on amphibians …

Anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs) are highly toxic compounds that are exclusively used for
the control of rodent pests. Despite their defined use, they are nonetheless found in a large …

In the UK, the native European otter (Lutra lutra) and invasive American mink (Neovison
vison) have experienced parallel declines and expansions. Currently, the otter is recovering …

Understanding processes allowing the co-existence of ecologically similar species is
important but difficult to study in community ecology. Introductions of alien species are …

This monograph is about predation in vertebrate animal community. The studies were done
in the seminatural terrains with transitional mixed forest within the European forest zone in …

Introduced species must adapt their ecology, behaviour, and morphological traits to new
conditions. The successful introduction and invasive potential of a species are related to its …

Loss of biodiversity due to biological invasions is one of the most critical issues our society is
facing. American mink is one of the most nefarious invasive non-native species and has …