Spatial niche overlap between vicunas and guanacos

Acta Theriologica

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-70

  Lucherini, Mauro ^a,b   Birochio, Diego ^a   Marinelli, Claudia ^c   Legato, Ana María ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Habitat use; Lama guanicoe; Spatial niche overlap; Vicugna vicugna

Indexed keywords

HABITAT USE; NICHE OVERLAP; PREDATION RISK; UNGULATE;

ANDES; ARGENTINA;

LAMA GUANICOE; PUMA; VICUGNA VICUGNA;

EID: 0034111481     PISSN: 00017051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4098/AT.arch.00-6     Document Type: Article

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