Diet, activity patterns, foraging movement and responses to deforestation of the aquatic tenrec Limnogale mergulus (Lipotyphla: Tenrecidae) in eastern Madagascar

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 119-129

  Benstead, Jonathan P ^a   Barnes, Kevin H ^a   Pringle, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Diet; Limnogale mergulus; Madagascar; Tenrecidae

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DEFORESTATION; DIET; FECAL PELLET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RADIOTELEMETRY; SMALL MAMMAL;

MADAGASCAR;

LIMNOGALE MERGULUS;

EID: 0035015909     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836901000619     Document Type: Article

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