Frontiers in Mammal Science | Life History and Conservation

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Parasitological evaluation of the neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis and the giant otter Pteronura brasiliensis: swimming in little-known waters before it is too late

in Life History and Conservation

Patricia Parreira Perin
Caroline Leuchtenberger
Mariana Malzoni Furtado
Livia de Almeida Rodrigues
Grazielle Soresini
Nathalie Foerster
Guilherme Mourão
Wilson Junior Oliveira
Talita Oliveira Mendonça
Carmen Andrea Arias-Pacheco

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1678138

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Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Using statistical population reconstruction to estimate the effect of pelt prices on river otter abundance and harvest vulnerability in Kentucky

in Life History and Conservation

Sergey S. Berg
Laura L. Palmer

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634181

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Original Research

Published on 14 Aug 2025

North American river otters consume diverse prey and parasites in a subestuary of the Chesapeake Bay

in Life History and Conservation

Calli M. Wise
Thomas L. Serfass
Emma M. Palmer
Leone Yisrael
Karson Burton-Reeder
Katrina M. Pagenkopp Lohan

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1620318

2,617 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Exposure of free-living Lontra longicaudis (Neotropical otter) to domestic carnivores and their associated pathogens in a protected area in Brazil

in Life History and Conservation

Greice Z. Gonchoroski
Jose Reck
Lauren S. Mello
Vinicius P. Silveira
Vagner R. Lunge
Caroline Leuchtenberger
Thales R. O. Freitas

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1634247

1,067 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Parasite populations of river otter and mink in Western Canada, and the first report of the zoonotic trematode Alaria mustelae in river otter in North America

in Life History and Conservation

Kyle M. Shanebeck
Melissa Todd
Philippe J. Thomas
Stephen Raverty
Bronwen Presswell
Stephanie Green
Clement Lagrue

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2025.1498904

876 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Dec 2024

Riparian habitat quality and seasonality drives spatiotemporal habitat ecology of sympatric Asian otters in southern Western Ghats

in Life History and Conservation

Ankit Moun
Tharmalingam Ramesh
Riddhika Kalle

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2024.1504722

1,880 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Jul 2024

Pantropical spotted dolphin (Stenella attenuata attenuata) abundance estimates in Maui Nui, Hawaiʻi reveal small population in need of monitoring

in Life History and Conservation

Shannon M. Barber-Meyer
Grace L. Olson
Jens J. Currie

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2024.1412415

1,955 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2023

Accelerometry reveals nocturnal biphasic sleep behavior in wild giraffe

in Life History and Conservation

Anna Lena Burger-Schulz
Eric Thiel
Julian Fennessy
Stephanie Fennessy
Paul Wilhelm Dierkes

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2023.1243883

3,144 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 09 Oct 2023

Tool use, or not tool use, that is the question: is the necessity hypothesis really inconsequential for the African great apes?

in Life History and Conservation

Shelly Masi

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2023.1281030

2,702 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2023

Eastern High Arctic–Baffin Bay beluga whale (Delphinapterus leucas) estuary abundance and use from space

in Life History and Conservation

Cortney A. Watt
Cody G. Carlyle
Claire A. Hornby
Bryanna A. H. Sherbo

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2023.1208276

2,199 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jun 2023

Oxytocin administration is a potential tool for behavioral management in felids

in Life History and Conservation

Jessica C. Burkhart
Sarah R. Heilbronner
Craig Packer

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2023.1148214

2,793 views
1 citation

Specialty Grand Challenge

Published on 05 May 2023

Towards a better understanding of life history strategies and the implications of habitat destruction on future mammal conservation

in Life History and Conservation

Nigel C. Bennett

Frontiers in Mammal Science

doi 10.3389/fmamm.2023.1182856

2,015 views
1 citation