Reduction of potential food interference in two sympatric carnivores by sequential use of shared resources

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 107-116

  Barrientos, Rafael ^a   Virgós, Emilio ^b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE ECOLOGÍA FUNCIONAL Y EVOLUTIVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carnivores; Competition; Food interference; Genetta genetta; Key resources; Martes foina

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARNIVORE; DIETARY OVERLAP; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SCIENCE; GENET; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PREDATOR; SMALL MAMMAL; SYMPATRY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

ARBUTUS UNEDO; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; GENETTA GENETTA; MARTES; MARTES FOINA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RUBUS;

EID: 33745755202     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2006.02.006     Document Type: Short Survey

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