Hábitos alimentarios del mapachín (Procyon lotor) (Carnivora: Procyonidae) en un bosque muy húmedo tropical costero de Costa Rica

Revista de Biologia Tropical

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1193-1197

  Carrillo, Eduardo ^a   Wong, Grace ^a   Rodríguez, Miguel A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b CATIE   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Costa Rica; Food habits; Procyon lotor; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMIDITY; RACCOON; SEASON; TREE;

ANIMALS; COSTA RICA; FOOD HABITS; HUMIDITY; RACCOONS; RAIN; SEASONS; TREES;

EID: 0035453210     PISSN: 00347744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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