Comparison of diets of the acouchy, agouti and paca, the three largest terrestrial rodents of French Guianan forests

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 641-651

  Dubost, Gérard ^a   Henry, Olivier ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Agouti paca; Dasyprocta leporina; Diet; Forest; French Guiana; Myoprocta exilis; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY SHIFT; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FRUIT PRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; STOMACH CONTENT;

FRENCH GUIANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

AGOUTI; AGOUTI PACA; ARTIODACTYLA; CERVIDAE; DASYPROCTA LEPORINA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; MYOPROCTA EXILIS; RODENTIA; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 33750286195     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003440     Document Type: Article

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