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Lutra 57-2 2014
Contents Inhoud Editorial / Redactioneel Mammals and a changing climate Ben Verboom Research Papers / Artikelen Bats in Dutch offshore wind farms in autumn 2012 Sander Lagerveld, Bob Jonge Poerink, Raymond Haselager & Hans Verdaat Spatial ecology and reproductive biology of an invasive American mink... -
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Lutra 57(2)_Verboom_Editorial_2014
Mammals and a changing climate We have just witnessed the warmest year on record, not only in the Netherlands, Belgium and Europe, but worldwide. Average global temperatures have now been increasing year on year for more than thirty years. But how should we react to this phenomenon? With concern or... -
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Lutra 57(2)_Piza Roca et al_2014
Environmental drivers of the distribution and density of the European badger ( Meles meles): a review Knowing the environmental factors affecting species’ distribution is an important basic step in ecological research. Here, we present a literature review on the environmental factors influencing... -
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Lutra 57(2)_Van Vuure_2014
On the origin of the Polish konik and its relation to Dutch nature management After the end of the last ice age, relatively small numbers of the wild horse managed to survive throughout much of the Holocene in the heavily forested parts of Western and Central Europe. Hunting and being driven from... -
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Environmental drivers of the distribution and density of the European badger (Meles meles): a review
Knowing the environmental factors affecting species’ distribution is an important basic step in ecological research. Here, we present a literature review on the environmental factors influencing European badger ( Meles meles) distribution and density. According to the published literature, the... -
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Lutra 57(2)_Lagerveld et al_2014
Bats in Dutch offshore wind farms in autumn 2012 In the autumn of 2012, we conducted a pilot study with ultrasonic recorders to assess the occurrence of bats over the North Sea. At Offshore Wind Farm Egmond aan Zee (OWEZ) a recorder was installed at the meteorological mast and at Princess Amalia... -
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Lutra 57(2)_Hlavacova & Hlavac_2014
Spatial ecology and reproductive biology of an invasive American mink ( Neovison vison) population - new findings from the Czech-Moravian Highlands The aim of this study was to obtain new information about the biology (spatial behaviour, circadian activity, reproductive ecology, etc.) of the... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Dekker & Hofmeester_2014
The status of the American mink ( Neovison vison) in the Netherlands The American mink ( Neovison vison) is a north American mustelid that has been farmed for its fur in Europe since the 1920s. It has been feral in the Netherlands since 1958. This paper discusses its distribution, diet, the... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Bekker et al_2014
First records of predation of grey long-eared bats ( Plecotus austriacus) by the barn owl ( Tyto alba) in the Netherlands The Dutch National Ecological Monitoring scheme (NEM) is analysing owl pellets, predominantly from barn owl ( Tyto alba) in order to monitor small mammals (rodents and shrews)... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Bekker_Editorial_2014
Mind your step! The fourth, and most recent, volume of Wilson & Mittermeier’s Handbook of the mammals of the world (2011a, 2011b, 2013, 2014) was published this year. Each volume has, on average, almost 800 pages, and when turning these pages the reader is overwhelmed by a plethora of insights and... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Bijlsma_2014
Copulatory lock of wild red fox ( Vulpes vulpes) in broad daylight On 1 February 2014, at 9:20 a.m. local time, a male red fox ( Vulpes vulpes) closely trailed a female onto a small heath in Berkenheuvel, western Drenthe, northern Netherlands. It was clearly the bigger mammal, with darker fur and... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Dekeukeleire & Janssen_2014
A large maternity colony of 85 Bechstein’s bats ( Myotis bechsteinii) in an invasive tree, the red oak ( Quercus rubra) The Bechstein’s bat ( Myotis bechsteinii, Kuhl 1818) is considered to be one of the rarest bat species in Flanders. The species is an outspoken woodland-specialist, and is regarded... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Heerebout et al_2014
On two specimens of rough-toothed dolphin ( Steno bredanensis (Lesson, 1828)) in a zoological collection in the Netherlands There are two jaw specimens, NHG22701 and NHG22703, of rough-toothed dolphin ( Steno bredanensis) in the depot of the Zeeuws Museum (collection Koninklijk Zeeuws Genootschap... -
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Lutra 57(1)_Mos et al_2014
The spring diet of badgers in two contrasting habitats in the Netherlands In Northern Europe the badger ( Meles meles ) uses earthworms as a primary food source and is sometimes described as an earthworm specialist. In the Mediterranean, badgers tend to be generalists, and insects and fruits make a...