Weasel  (Mustela nivalis)

Species information

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Authentication

Information authenticated by Dr Pat Morris, with the support of the British Ecological Society
http://www.britishecologicalsociety.org/

References

  1. Animal diversity web. (July 2002) http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/mustela/m._nivalis$narrative.html
  2. The Environment Agency. (1998) Species and Habitats Handbook: Look-up chart of species and their legal status. The Environment Agency, Bristol.
  3. The Mammal Society. Weasel Fact Sheet. (July 2002) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/weasel.shtml
  4. Macdonald, D.W. and Tattersall, F.T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University. www.wildcru.org
  5. UK Safari (July 2002) http://www.uksafari.com/weasels.htm.
  6. McDonald, R.A., Harris, S., Turnbull, G., Brown, P. and Fletcher, M. (1998) Anticoagulant rodenticides in stoats (Mustela erminea) and weasels (Mustela nivalis) in England. Environmental Pollution103: 17-23.
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