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Genetic diversity and landscape genetic structure of otter (Lutra lutra) populations in Europe
Eurasian otter populations strongly declined and partially disappeared due to global and local causes (habitat destruction, water pollution, human persecution) in parts of their continental range. Conservation...
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Reliability of noninvasive genetic census of otters compared to field censuses
Conservation and management actions are often highly dependent on accurate estimations of population sizes. However, these estimates are difficult to obtain for elusive and rare species. We compared two census...
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Genetic evaluation of an otter translocation program
The translocation of individuals from onepopulation to another is a common technique inwildlife conservation. However, the outcome oftranslocation programs is not always properlyevaluated and the relative cont...