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Martens, sables, and fishers : biology and conservation
Title:
Martens, sables, and fishers : biology and conservation
JLCTITLE245:
edited by Steven W. Buskirk ... [and others].
Publication Information:
Ithaca : Comstock Pub. Associates, 1994.
Physical Description:
xvi, 484 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780801428944
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-478) and index.
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Contents:
Evolution, prehistoric distribution, and systematics of Martes -- Late quaternary distribution of Martes in North America -- Distributional dynamics of modern Martes in North America -- Morphology, ecology, and the evolution of sexual dimorphism in North American Martes -- Body weight variation among insular and mainland American martens -- Structure and spacing of Martes populations -- Habitat use and spatial organization by the Stone Marten -- Mortality and vulnerability of a heavily trapped fisher population -- Harvest management of fishers and American martens -- Translocations of American Martens: an evaluation of factors in success -- The effects of trapping on a newly exploited American marten population -- Ethical considerations in the selection of traps to harvest American martens and fishers -- Post-release movements of translocated fishers -- Age and sex determination for American martens and fishers -- Techniques for monitoring populations of fishers and American martens -- Stone martens in the Commonwealth of Independent States.

Status and conservation of sables in the Commonwealth of Independent States -- Distribution and conservation of sables in China -- Demography and range of fishers and American martens in a changing Minnesota landscape -- Ecology and conservation status of the Tsushima marten -- Habitat ecology of fishers and American martens -- Feeding ecology of American martens and fishers -- Modeling habitat selection by fishers -- Feeding ecology of Eurasian pine martens and Stone martens in Europe -- Eurasian pine martens and old industrial forest in southern boreal Scandinavia -- Effects of logging on American martens, and models for habitat management -- Habitat use by fishers in adjoining heavily and lightly harvested forest -- Selection of successional stages by fishers in north-central Idaho -- Trade-offs associated with the size and shape of American martens -- Reproduction in Martes.
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