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This 1998 book examines behaviour and ecology of mammals living in rivers and streams.
List of contents
List of contributors; Preface; 1. Adaptations to the semi-aquatic habit and habitat N. Dunstone; 2. Physiological challenges in semi-aquatic mammals: swimming against the energetic tide T. M. Williams; 3. Diving capacity and foraging behaviour of the water shrew (Neomys fodiens) P. Vogel, C. Bodmer, M. Spreng and J. Aeschimann; 4. Habitat use by water shrews, the smallest of amphibious mammals S. Churchfield; 5. The importance of the riparian environment as a habitat for British bats P. A. Racey; 6. A preliminary study of the behaviour of the European mink Mustela lutreola in Spain, by means of radiotracking S. Palazón and J. Ruiz-Olmo; 7. The demography of European otters Lutra lutra M. L. Gorman, H. Kruuk, C. Jones, G. McLaren and J. W. H. Conroy; 8. Habitat use and conservation of otters (Lutra lutra) in Britain: a review H. Kruuk, D. N. Carss, J. W. H. Conroy and M. J. Gaywood; 9. The relationship between riverbank habitat and prey availability and the distribution of otter (Lutra lutra) signs: an analysis using a geographical information system T. J. Thom, C. J. Thomas, N. Dunstone and P. R. Evans; 10. Influence of altitude on the distribution, abundance and ecology of the otter (Lutra lutra) J. Ruiz-Olmo; 11. Diets of semi-aquatic carnivores in northern Belarus, with implications for population changes V. Sidorovich, H. Kruuk, D. W. Macdonald and T. Maran; 12. Otter (Lutra lutra) prey selection in relation to fish abundance and community structure in two different freshwater habitats D. N. Carss, K. C. Nelson, P. J. Bacon and H. Kruuk; 13. Diet, foraging behaviour and coexistence of African otters and the water mongoose D. T. Rowe-Rowe and M. J. Somers; 14. Feeding ecology of the smooth-coated otter Lutra perspicillata in the National Chambal Sanctuary, India S. A. Hussain and B. C. Choudhury; 15. Population trends of hippopotami in the rivers of the Kruger National Park, South Africa P. C. Viljoen and H. C. Biggs; 16. Reproductive strategies of female capybaras: dry-season gestation E. A. Herrera; 17. The continuing decline of the European mink Mustela lutreola: evidence for the intraguild aggression hypothesis T. Maran, D. W. Macdonald, H. Kruuk, V. Sidorovich and V. V. Rozhnov; 18. Otters and pollution in Spain J. Ruiz-Olmo, J. M. López-Martín and M. Delibes; 19. The rapid impact of resident American mink on water voles: case studies in lowland England C. Strachan, D. J. Jeffries, G. R. Barreto, D. W. Macdonald and R. Strachan; 20. Status, habitat use and conservation of giant otter in Peru C. Schenck and E. Staib; Index.
Summary
Many mammals live in close association with rivers and streams and are highly adapted to this existence. However pollution and other human uses of their habitats threatens their existence. This 1998 book examines the behaviour and ecology of a range of these fascinating animals worldwide.
