Dietary breadth and overlap among five sympatric prairie carnivores

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 127-135

  Azevedo, F C C ^a   Lester, V ^b,e   Gorsuch, W ^b   Lariviere S ^b   Wirsing, A J ^c   Murray, D L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Delta Waterfowl Foundation   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community; Dietary breadth; Niche differentiation; Overlap; Prairie; Sympatric carnivores

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DIET; NICHE BREADTH; NICHE OVERLAP; PRAIRIE;

NORTH AMERICA;

AMPHIBIA; AVES; CANIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; CARNIVORA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MEPHITIDAE; MEPHITIS; MEPHITIS MEPHITIS; PROCYON; PROCYON LOTOR; TAXIDEA; TAXIDEA TAXUS; TAXUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33645500608     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00075.x     Document Type: Article

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