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V.E. Sidorovich
Mustelids in Belarus.
Evolutionary Ecology, Demography and Interspecific Relationships.
Minsk. 1997. 224 pages.

In English and Russian. Hardcover
Published by "Zolotoy Uley" Publishers, Minsk, Belarus

Scientific Editor: Dr. Vadim E. Sidorovich

In the book about mustelids in Belarus prepared in the Institute of Zoology of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus,, the following problems and aspects of their biology and population dynamics were studied: competition and coexistence in the assembly, interspecific relationships of mustelids with other vertebrate predators (owls and raptors), disappearance of the European mink, forming and dynamics of mustelid helminthocenosis, and anthropogenic impact on mustelid populations. The book has been mainly written up and edited by V.E. Sidorovich and is based on his study on mustelids and the joint research works with the next group of colleagues: M.M.Pikulik, G.O.Lauzhel, E.I.Anisimova, H. Kruuk, D.W. Macdonald, A.K.Tishechkin, V.V.Ivanovsky, D.A.Krasko, V.T.Shimalov, E.I.Bychkova, Tr.M.Heggberget, I.L.Tumanov, A.G.Polozov, A.E.Vinchevsky, V.V. Savchenko, J. Ozolins, T.Maran. Mr. V.D.Lobko has carried out the art and technical works to the book.

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The Contents

Preface. p. 9
Introduction. pp. 11--13
Chapter 1. Material and Methods. pp. 15--45
Chapter 2. Analysis of Intrapopulation Variation and Interpopulation Metric and Non-metric Differences in Otters. pp. 47--63
Chapter 3. Spatial Structure of Mustelid Populations and Assembly as an Environment Function. pp. 65--82
Chapter 4. Trophologic Analysis of the Mustelid Assembly in Aspects of Evolutionary Ecology. pp. 85--138
Chapter 5. Trophologic Structure of the Vertebrate Predator Community and Status of Mustelids in the Predator Relationships. pp. 141--155
Chapter 6. Demography of the Semiaquatic Mustelids: Reproductive Regulations and Decline, Structure of Overexploited Population, Extinction. pp. 157--191
Chapter 7. Status, Regularities of Forming and Dynamics of Helminthocenoses of Mustelids in Relation to Spatial Structure. pp. 193--215
Chapter 8. Analysis of Mustelid Populations in Relation to Habitat Pollution. pp. 217--248
Chapter 9. Trace Element Status of Mustelids in Relation to their Evolutionary and Ecological Similarities. pp. 251--263
Literature. pp. 265--276

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