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Lutra 48(2)_Mouissie_book review_2005

Book review: Seed dispersal (2) Ungulate seed dispersal. Aspects of endozoochory in a semi- natural landscape. E. Cosyns 2004. PhD thesis. Ghent University, Ghent / Institute of Nature Conservation, Brussels, Belgium. 178 pp. ISBN 90-403-0211-1. Available online at http://www.instnat.be/content/page

Lutra 48(2)_van Liere & van Liere_comments_2005

Comments: Reintroduction of the otter ( Lutra lutra) in the Netherlands: did it really meet international guidelines? In Lutra 47(2), Van ‘t Hof and Van Langevelde claim that the IUCN guidelines were met in the process of reintroducing the otter (Lutra lutra) in the Netherlands. In our opinion, the

Lutra 48(2)_van 't Hof & van Langevelde_comments_2005

Comments: Reintroduction of the otter in the Netherlands: implementation of international guidelines in the pre-release phase Van Liere and Van Liere (2005) claim in their reaction to our article (van ‘t Hof & van Langevelde 2004), that the reintroduction project of the otter ( Lutra lutra) into the

Lutra 48(2)_van Vuurde & van der Grift_2005

The effects of landscape attributes on the use of small wildlife underpasses by weasel ( Mustela nivalis) and stoat ( Mustela erminea) Increasingly wildlife overpasses and underpasses are being constructed along roads and railroads to mitigate against their barrier effect and to restore habitat

Lutra 49(1)_Dekker et al_2006

No effects of dominance rank or sex on spatial behaviour of rabbits The home range is an important measure of the spatial behaviour of animals. In rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus), spatial behaviour may be affected by social rank and sex. Subdominant animals are expected to have a larger home range

Lutra 49(1)_Editorial_2006

Knowledge is the key to protection Species protection starts with knowledge about the distribution of a species and the factors that are responsible for its decline. Most of the distribution data available for our mammal species are not systematically collected in a standardised way. Many mammal

Lutra 49(1)_McMahon & McCafferty_2006

Distribution and diet of otters ( Lutra lutra) in marine areas of Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, Scotland, UK Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park was established as Scotland’s first National Park in 2002 and contains marine coastal areas that provide suitable habitats for

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