Diet and habitat selection of the leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis borneoensis) in an agricultural landscape in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-217

  Rajaratnam, Rajanathan ^a   Sunquist, Mel ^b   Rajaratnam, Lynette ^a   Ambu, Laurentius ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c SABAH WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat selection; Leopard cat; Oil palm; Prey catchability

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; DIET; FELID; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HUNTING; PREY AVAILABILITY; PREY CAPTURE; RODENT;

ASIA; EAST MALAYSIA; EURASIA; MALAYSIA; SABAH; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

ELAEIS; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; MAXOMYS WHITEHEADI; MURIDAE; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS; RATTUS;

EID: 33847665567     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467406003841     Document Type: Article

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