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Lutra 49(1)_Rödel & Stubbe_2006

Shifts in food availability and associated shifts in space use and diet in stone marten Spacing patterns of mammals are commonly assumed to be influenced by changes in food availability, resulting in shifts in diet. However, there is a lack of detailed case studies proving this relationship. We

Lutra 49(1)_van der Meij & Camphuysen_2006

The distribution and diversity of whales and dolphins (Cetacea) in the southern North Sea: 1970-2005 Between 1970 and 2005 sightings data of cetaceans in the southern North Sea were collected as part of the Marine Mammal Database of the Dutch Seabird Group. The data include incidental sightings and

Lutra 49(1)_van Laar & Hemmelder_2006

De zoogdierfauna van het Stadspark Schothorst te Amersfoort, met bijzondere aandacht voor de populatieontwikkelingen van haas ( Lepus europaeus) en konijn ( Oryctolagus cuniculus) De zoogdierfauna van het oorspronkelijk 60 ha grote Landgoed Schothorst (Gemeente Amersfoort) en omgeving wordt

Lutra 49(2)_Boshamer & Bekker_2006

Summer observation of serotine ( Eptesicus serotinus Schreber, 1774) at 1481 m altitude in the Republic of Macedonia. Results of a mammal survey in Galicica National Park (I) This paper reports a summer observation of serotine ( Eptesicus serotinus Schreber, 1774) at high altitude in south-east

Lutra 49(2)_Editorial_2006

Publish! Some decades ago the slogan “Publish or perish” was a constant warning for many scientific institutes and those working in them. In a real struggle for survival many institutes merged or disappeared while others successfully adapted. Nowadays the first part of this slogan remains: “Publish

Lutra 49(2)_Van Den Berge_book review

Book review: Fox research in the dunes from 1979 till 2000 Vossenonderzoek in de duinstreek van 1979 tot 2000. J. Mulder 2005. Report 2005.72, Society for the Study and Conservation of Mammals (VZZ), Arnhem, The Netherlands. 78 pp. ISBN 90-73162-78-5. Foxes are one species of wild animals which

Lutra 49(2)_van Wieren et al_2006

Climatic factors affecting a brown hare ( Lepus europaeus) population This study focuses on the possible effects of climatic factors and the frequency of flooding on variation in the size of a population of brown hare ( Lepus europaeus) living on a salt marsh on the Wadden Sea island of

Lutra 49(2)_Verbeylen_2006

Status and conservation of the common dormouse ( Muscardinus avellanarius) in the Province of Limburg (Flanders, Belgium) The common dormouse ( Muscardinus avellanarius) is a protected species in Flanders and is suspected to be severely threatened. Since there was insufficient knowledge on the

Lutra 49(2)_Warwick et al_2006

Survival and weight changes of hedgehogs ( Erinaceus europaeus) translocated from the Hebrides to Mainland Scotland Hedgehogs ( Erinaceus europaeus) are being killed on the Uists, in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in an attempt to improve the breeding success of ground nesting birds. Translocation of

Lutra 50(1)_Bakker_book review_2007

Book review: Rabbits, refuges and resources Rabbits, refuges and resources. How foraging of herbivores is affected by living in burrows. J.J.A. Dekker 2007. PhD thesis. Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. 144 pp. ISBN 90-8504-611-4. When walking in the dunes or other areas with a lot

Lutra 50(1)_Bekker & Boshamer_2007

First records of Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758) and Plecotus macrobullaris Kuzjakin, 1965 in the Republic of Macedonia Results of a mammal survey in Galicica National Park (II) This paper reports the first observation of brown long-eared bat ( Plecotus auritus (Linnaeus, 1758)) and Alpine long

Lutra 50(1)_Camphuysen_2007

Foraging humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) in the Marsdiep area (Wadden Sea), May 2007 and a review of sightings and strandings in the southern North Sea, 2003-2007 A humpback whale ( Megaptera novaeangliae) was observed in the Marsdiep area (western Wadden Sea, The Netherlands), 10-13 May

Lutra 50(1)_Editorial_2007

50 Volumes of Lutra (1) The Society for the Study and Conservation of Mammals (VZZ) was founded on February 15, 1952 and issued its first newsletter in the same year. Nineteen more newsletters (with consecutive page numbering) followed over the next seven years, the last two of these were called

Lutra 50(1)_de Jongh et al_2007

European mink ( Mustela lutreola) still surviving in Ukrainian deltas of the Danube and Dniester The Ukrainian part of the Danube delta was surveyed between 26 February and 3 March 2007 to determine if the European mink ( Mustela lutreola) (photo 1) still occurs in that area. Live traps were built

Lutra 50(1)_Kapfer & Aron_2007

Temporal variation in flight activity, foraging activity and social interactions by bats around a suburban pond We investigated overnight and seasonal activity patterns of different bat species around a suburban pond between April and September 2003. Among the seven species identified, three (

Lutra 50(1)_Robinson et al_2007

The summer distribution and occurrence of cetaceans in the coastal waters of the outer southern Moray Firth in northeast Scotland (UK) Information on the distribution and occurrence of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the coastal waters of Scotland’s Moray Firth, in the north-west North Sea

Lutra 50(1)_van den Brink_book review_2007

Book review: Pollutants and hedgehogs Non-destructive exposure and risk assessment of persistent pollutants in the European hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus). H. d’Havé 2006. PhD thesis. University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. 231 pp. ISBN 90-5728-064-7. At the end of 2006 Helga d’Havé successfully

Lutra 50(2)_Broekhuizen et al_least weasel_2007

The least weasel ( Mustela nivalis nivalis) in northwestern Taimyr, Siberia, during a lemming cycle During the summers of 2005-2007 the least weasel ( Mustela nivalis nivalis) near Mys Vostochniy, NW Taimyr, Siberia, was studied in relation to the fluctuating abundance of the Siberian lemming (

Lutra 50(2)_Broekhuizen et al_otter_2007

Re-mating in otter ( Lutra lutra) After the first observation of three morulas in the uterus of an otter ( Lutra lutra) (Broekhuizen et al. 2004) a second observation of three morulas, together with three early-stage blastocysts, was made in April 2005. In the light of the short period of delayed

Lutra 50(2)_Ciechanowski et al_2007

Rare or underestimated? – The distribution and abundance of the pond bat ( Myotis dasycneme) in Poland The paper summarises the distribution and abundance of the globally vulnerable and nationally endangered pond bat ( Myotis dasycneme) in Poland and is based on all the available published and