Regional scientists are now using innovative technologies, diverse partnerships, and hiking boots on the ground to study these little-known
mustelids (members of the weasel family) and try to assist them in their recovery.
Eighteen samples were identifiable to species, but none were from Fishers or other
mustelids. In 2008 and 2009, 18 hair traps were deployed approximately 1 km apart from Sprague Creek to Logan Creek.
10) presents an interesting association of morphological characters which clearly distinguishes it from Plesiogulo (and by extension from modern Mustelidae), such as the retention of a strong notch between the protocone and metastyle (loss of this notch is a derived feature of modern
mustelids), as well as the reduction of the protocone, its relatively distal position and weak individualisation with respect to the paracone.
But otters - part of the
mustelid family of mammals, which includes badgers and weasels - have also been known to occupy man-made structures beside rivers if they provide enough shelter and protection.
In the study area during the 16 survey cruises, 29 marine mammal species were encountered, including 22 cetaceans, 6 pinnipeds, and a single
mustelid species (Table 3).
Weasels, voles, and trees: Influence of
mustelid semiochemicals on vole populations and feeding damage.
Small Carnivore Fox Den and
Mustelid Bone Assemblage
Dwelling in rivers and coastlines up and down the UK, the
mustelid - a collective term for this family of animals that also includes the weasel - plays a key role in the ecosystem, yet it is often under threat from cars and pollution, as well as invasive species such as the American mink.
The Neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) is a semi-aquatic
mustelid, inhabitant of continental water bodies and even marine systems.
"The brain," says Foer, "best remembers things that are repeated, rhythmic, rhyming, structured, and above all easily visualized." Or, put differently: "Words that rhyme are much more memorable than words that don't; concrete nouns are easier to remember than abstract nouns; dynamic images are more memorable than static images." And thus: "A striped skunk making a slam dunk is a stickier thought than a patterned
mustelid engaging in athletic activity" (p.
Weasels (Mustela nivalis), Britain's smallest
mustelid, are occasionally seen in the reserve.
The long-tailed weasel Mustela frenata Lichtenstein 1831 has the largest range of any
mustelid in the Western Hemisphere, with a known distribution extending from southern Canada throughout the United States, Mexico, and Central America, and into northern South America.
A recent survey by The Vincent Wildlife Trust shows that this unfussy, bandit-masked
mustelid has made great gains in central and southern England.
If a Catalan tells you he plays the ferrets, it's not some
mustelid version of betting on dogs (playing the puppies): your musical friend performs on the triangle.
