Genetic Analysis of River Otters in Possession Sound

• Main Author: Sams, Elayna
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Western CEDAR 2014
• Subjects: Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; American River; Orca; Lontra
• Online Access: https://cedar.wwu.edu/ssec/2014ssec/Day2/63

The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) inhabits freshwater rivers, lakes and marine coasts across much of North America, yet population estimates of this species are often difficult to obtain or nonexistent. It is challenging to assess populations of L. canadensis by means such as live-c...