The importance of rodents in the diet of jungle cat (Felis chaus), caracal (Caracal caracal) and golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 262, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 405-411

  Mukherjee, Shomita ^a,b   Goyal, S P ^a   Johnsingh, A J T ^a   Pitman, M R P Leite ^c  

^a WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA   (India)

^b NATURE CONSERVATION FOUNDATION   (India)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canids; Energetics; Felids; Rodents; Scats

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CARNIVORE; DIET; FECES; RODENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SARISKA TIGER RESERVE; SOUTH ASIA;

CANIS; CANIS AUREUS; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CARACAL; CARACAL CARACAL; FELIS CATUS; FELIS CHAUS; PANTHERA TIGRIS; RODENTIA; SCATOPHAGIDAE (FISHES); SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 16544395462     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836903004783     Document Type: Article

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