River otter distribution in Nebraska

Status of the Northern River Otter in Nebraska

Scale-dependent Factors Affecting North American River Otter Distribution in the Midwest

—The North American river otter (Lontra canadensis) is recovering from near extirpation throughout much of its range. Although reintroductions, trapping regulations and habitat improvements have led to the reestablishment of river otters in the Midwest, little is known about how their distribution is influenced by localand landscape-scale habitat. We conducted river otter sign surveys from Jan....

Evaluating River Otter Demography Using Noninvasive Genetic Methods

The decline in river otter (Lontra canadensis) populations during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries throughout North America has led to protective status and strict harvest regulations. Despite sustained interest in protecting river otters, relatively few contemporary studies have evaluated the current status of populations, especially in California. An effective way to estimate...

Distribution of soybean cyst nematode in nebraska.

A survey of 552 soybean fields in 20 counties in Nebraska in 1986-88 revealed 35 fields infested with the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), Heterodera glycines. Identification was confirmed with a greenhouse bioassay, using 'Lee 74' soybean, and by the application of a DNA hybridization probe derived from SCN mitochondrial DNA. Most of the SCN-infested fields were located on the Missouri River flood...

The Flathead Catfish in Unchannelized and Channelized Missouri River, Nebraska

Flathead catfish, Py10dictus olivaris (Rafinesque), were studied in approximat~ly 83.7 km of unchannelized and 67.6 km miles of channelized Missouri River. Growth rates were slower in the unchannelized section than they were in the channelized section. The oldest fish in the unchannelized section was 25 years old, while in the channelized study area the oldest was 10 years. In the pectoral spin...