The paper deals with the origin of the mouflons (Ovis musimon) kept in Czech deer-parks, with the factors of their introduction, the discrepancy between the expressions “wild sheep” and “mouflon” and with the linguistic origin of the word “mouflon”. The version that moufl on came to Bohemia from a…

New data on the distribution of bats of the Myotis mystacinus morpho-group in certain parts of the Mediterranean region are given and some morphological characters of these populations are analysed and discussed. Statistic comparison (PCA) suggests the distribution of M. mystacinus s. str. in the…

Correlation between flight activity of noctule bats and air temperature and habitat features influencing roost-site selection were studied in the prefab buildings estate in the Zvolen town during the season October 2003 – April 2004. Using the ultrasound bat detector, the flight activity of noctules…

To supplement the review by Lemberk (2004), records of bats made in eastern Bohemia, not included in that paper, are given. They refer to the following species: Rhinolophus hipposideros, Myotis myotis, M. nattereri, M. mystacinus, M. brandtii, M. daubentonii, Vespertilio murinus, Eptesicus…

A database of all available data concerning wild mammals originating from archaeological sites in the Czech Republic was compiled from published and unpublished sources. The database consists of localities that provided at least one record of a wild mammal. It contains data about the presence and…

An extremely rare bovid, the tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis), was observed in the period 2–5 February 2003 in the central part of the Mt. Iglit-Baco National Park (Mindoro, the Philippines). The observations are added with photographs, information on the effect of domestic species of herbivores on the…

The stone martens, Martes foina (Erxleben, 1777) inhabits a variety of habitat types, including agricultural landscape, rock cliffs, suburban and urban areas. The species has found very suitable conditions (e.g. shelters and breeding places, good food sources, absence of predators) also in towns.…

In the period 2000–2002, distribution of the common otter metapopulation was mapped in eastern Bohemia and northern Moravia, its changes were monitored and migration barriers limiting expansion of the otter were studied. In total, 58 mapping squares were checked in 2000, of which 20 were occupied by…

On selected watercourses, 528 potential barriers to otter migration were documented of which 30 most important were identified. The influence of different parameters of the barriers on otter expansion was subjected to statistical analysis. Type of the barrier was the only variable with a significant…

A collection of “monsters” in the Frýdlant castle (northern Bohemia) includes five dermoplastic specimens of domestic animals with some malformations or disruptions: two calves (Bos primigenius f. taurus) – one with three hind legs and one with two fused heads and with a round frontal appendix; two…

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This bibliographical index of the journal Lynx, new series follows those issued in 1971 (Lynx, n. s., suppl. 2: 5–45), 1976 (Lynx, n. s., 18: 159–181) and in 1992 (Lynx, n. s., 26: 57–87). This index presents complete list of 175 papers published in the last 11 volumes of the journal, which were…