| distribution and molecular phylogeny of biliary trematodes (opisthorchiidae) infecting native lutra lutra and alien neovison vison across europe. | the recent identification of pseudamphistomum truncatum, (rudolphi, 1819) (trematoda: opisthorchiidae) and metorchis bilis (braun, 1790) odening, 1962 (synonymous with metorchis albidus (braun, 1893) loos, 1899 and metorchis crassiusculus (rudolphi, 1809) looss, 1899 (trematoda: opisthorchiidae)) in otters from britain caused concern because of associated biliary damage, coupled with speculation over their alien status. here, we investigate the presence, intensity and phylogeny of these trematod ... | 2016 | 26620805 |
| non-invasive genetic mark-recapture as a means to study population sizes and marking behaviour of the elusive eurasian otter (lutra lutra). | quantifying population status is a key objective in many ecological studies, but is often difficult to achieve for cryptic or elusive species. here, non-invasive genetic capture-mark-recapture (cmr) methods have become a very important tool to estimate population parameters, such as population size and sex ratio. the eurasian otter (lutra lutra) is such an elusive species of management concern and is increasingly studied using faecal-based genetic sampling. for unbiased sex ratios or population ... | 2015 | 25973884 |