Niche overlap and resource partitioning between two sympatric fox species in southern Brazil

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 272, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-63

  Vieira, E M ^a   Port, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Araucaria forest; Brazil; Canidae; Cerdocyon thous; Competition; Pseudalopex gymnocercus; Resource partitioning

Indexed keywords

CANID; COEXISTENCE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIET; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; GRASSLAND; HABITAT USE; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; NICHE OVERLAP; NICHE PARTITIONING; SYMPATRY;

APARADOS DA SERRA NATIONAL PARK; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARAUCARIA; AVES; CANIDAE; COLEOPTERA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); DUSICYON THOUS; PSEUDALOPEX GYMNOCERCUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34247354632     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00237.x     Document Type: Article

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