Niche separation between the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), the crab-eating fox (Dusicyon thous) and the hoary fox (Dusicyon vetulus) in central Brazil

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 99-106

  De Almeida Jácomo, Anah Tereza ^a,b   Silveira, Leandro ^a,b   Diniz Filho, José Alexandre Felizola ^a,c  

^a Associacao Pro Carnivoros/Jaguar C   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Activity; Canids; Cerrado; Chrysocyon brachyurus; Competition; Diet; Dusicyon thous; Dusicyon vetulus; Habitat; Niche separation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CANID; COEXISTENCE; HABITAT USE; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CACAJAO; CANIDAE; CANIS; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DUSICYON; DUSICYON THOUS; PSEUDALOPEX VETULUS;

EID: 1642505702     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004473     Document Type: Article

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