Diet and food resource use by the pygmy skunk (Spilogale pygmaea) in the tropical dry forest of Chamela, Mexico

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 267, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-289

  Cantú Salazar, Lisette ^a   Hidalgo Mihart, Mircea G ^b   López González, Carlos A ^c   González Romero, Alberto ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD JUÁREZ AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^d INSTITUTO DE ECOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diet; Prey selection; Pygmy skunk; Spilogale pygmaea; Tropical dry forest

Indexed keywords

DIET; MUSTELID; PREY SELECTION; TROPICAL FOREST;

CHAMELA; JALISCO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CARNIVORA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MEPHITIDAE; MYRIAPODA; SPILOGALE PYGMAEA;

EID: 26844544463     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836905007417     Document Type: Article

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