Feeding ecology of the neotropical river otter Lontra longicaudis in an Atlantic Forest stream, south-eastern Brazil

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 245, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 385-391

  Pardini, Renata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Diet; Lontra longicaudis; Prey selection

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL; PREY SELECTION;

BRAZIL;

CORYDALIS; LONTRA LONGICAUDIS;

EID: 0031667827     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998008024     Document Type: Article

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