Nutrition of the tamandua: I. Nutrient composition of termites (Nasutitermes spp.) and stomach contents from wild tamanduas (Tamandua tetradactyla)

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 509-524

  Oyarzun, Sergio E ^a,b   Crawshaw, Graham J ^a   Valdes, Eduardo V ^a  

^a TORONTO ZOO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPTERA; NASUTITERMES; TAMANDUA; TAMANDUA TETRADACTYLA;

EID: 0030505498     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:5<509::AID-ZOO7>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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