Diving behaviour and activity patterns of the invasive American mink, Neovison vison

Thesis

Semi-aquatic mammals have evolved to forage in both aquatic and terrestrial environments, and they generally lack locomotor specialisation for either. Having relatively unspecialised adaptations, some semi-aquatic species are generalist foragers, and their activity and diving patterns provide insight into constraints on their foraging behaviour.

The recent miniaturisation and improved accuracy of logging devices allow remote data collection from small (<1kg), shallow-diving speci...

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Authors: Bagniewska, J; Joanna Bagniewska

• Publication date: 2012
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: biotelemetry; activity patterns; time-depth recorders; diving behaviour; American mink
• Subjects: Ecology (zoology); Zoological sciences; Biology; Behaviour (zoology)