New ethology study results from University of Oxford described.

Science Letter | May 26, 2009 | Copyright

According to recent research published in the journal Ethology, "We tested the response of wild American mink (an established alien species in the UK), to the odours of unfamiliar mink, European polecat and Eurasian otter. Polecats are similar in size and habits to mink, otters are larger than mink and a dominant competitor; both are native to the UK and both were absent during the original colonization by mink but are now undergoing natural population recoveries."

"The response of mink to experimental odours was assessed by counting the numbers of tracks ...

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