Feeding ecology of the giant otter, Pteronura brasiliensis

Biotropica

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 502-506

  Rosas, Fernando C W ^a,b   Zuanon, Jansen A S ^a   Carter, Sarah K ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Brazil; Ecology; Feeding habits; Pteronura brasiliensis

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MAMMAL;

BRAZIL; JAUAPERI RIVER;

ANOSTOMIDAE; BRYCONINAE; CAESALPINIA CILIATA; CARNIVORA; CHARACIFORMES; CHARACINAE; CICHLIDAE; CYNODONTIDAE; ERYTHRINIDAE; HOPLIAS SP.; LUTRINAE; MAMMALIA; PERCIFORMES; PTERONURA BRASILIENSIS; SERRASALMIDAE; SILURIFORMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032743385     PISSN: 00063606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.1999.tb00393.x     Document Type: Article

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