Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1120-1126

  Bisceglia, Silvina B C ^a,c   Pereira, Javier A ^b,c   Teta, Pablo ^a   Quintana, Rubén D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c Asociacion para la Conservacion y el Estudio de la Naturaleza Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Diet; Felidae; Geoffroy's cat; Leopardus geoffroyi; Niche breadth; Scats analysis

Indexed keywords

DIET; FELID; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; NICHE BREADTH; PREDATOR; PROTECTED AREA; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA; MONTE DESERT; SOUTH AMERICA;

AKODON MOLINAE; AVES; CALOMYS MUSCULINUS; FELIDAE; MAMMALIA; ONCIFELIS GEOFFROYI; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SIGMODONTINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 42149084397     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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