Diet of two sympatric carnivores, Cerdocyon thous and Procyon cancrivorus, in a restinga area of Espirito Santo State, Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 227-230

  Gatti, Andressa ^a   Bianchi, Rita ^a   Xavier Rosa, Claudia Regina ^a   Mendes, Sérgio Lucena ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Allagoptera arenaria; Crab eating fox; Diet; Mammals; Niche; Raccoon

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DIET; SYMPATRY;

BRAZIL; ESPIRITO SANTO; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALLAGOPTERA ARENARIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DUSICYON THOUS; MAMMALIA; PROCYON CANCRIVORUS; PROCYON LOTOR;

EID: 32044446944     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467405002956     Document Type: Article

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