Muskrat-River Otter Interactions in and Adjacent to Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Anecdotal observations have suggested that muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) populations were dramatically reduced in streams where the North American river otters (Lontra canadensis) were reintroduced. Muskrats predate upon freshwater mussels and it was speculated that river otter reintroduction could r...

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Main Author: Williamson, Ryan H.
Format: Others
Published: Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange 2009
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Online Access:http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_gradthes/80