Diet of two marsupials, Lutreolina crassicaudata and Micoureus demerarae, in a coastal Atlantic Forest island of Brazil

Mammalia

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 331-340

  Caceres N C ^a   Ghizoni Jr , I R ^a   Graipel, M E ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Diet; Lutreolina crassicaudata; Marsupials; Micoureus demerarae

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MARSUPIAL; SEED DISPERSAL;

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA ISLAND; SANTA CATARINA STATE;

ANIMALIA; CECROPIA; COLEOPTERA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FORMICIDAE; INVERTEBRATA; LUTREOLINA CRASSICAUDATA; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS; MICOUREUS DEMERARAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036408545     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2002.66.3.331     Document Type: Article

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