Spatial ecology and diet of the dhole Cuon alpinus (Canidae, Carnivora) in north central Thailand

Mammalia

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-20

  Grassman Jr , Lon I ^a   Tewes, Michael E ^a   Silvy, Nova J ^b   Kreetiyutanont, Kitti ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cuon alpinus; Dhole; Diet; Ecology; Radio telemetry; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOTELEMETRY; CANID; DIET; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE;

ASIA; CHAIYAPHUM; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; NORTHEASTERN REGION; PHU KHIEO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND; WORLD;

CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; CUON ALPINUS; SCATOPHAGUS ARGUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 17644417832     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mamm.2005.002     Document Type: Article

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