How many potential prey species account for the bulk of the diet of mammalian predators? Implications for stable isotope paleodietary analyses

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 275, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-17

  Perez Claros J A ^a   Palmqvist, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Canids; Felids; Linear mixing model; Prey species; Stable isotopes

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CANID; CARNIVORE; DIET; ESTIMATION METHOD; FELID; PALEOECOLOGY; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ACINONYX JUBATUS; CANIDAE; FELIDAE; LYNX; MAMMALIA;

EID: 42549122446     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00401.x     Document Type: Article

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