Differential responses of marsh predators to rainfall-induced habitat loss and subsequent variations in prey availability

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 407-418

  Canepuccia, A D ^a   Farias, A A ^b   Escalante, A H ^a   Iribarne, O ^a   Novaro, A ^c   Isacch, J P ^a  

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

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CLIMATE CHANGE; FELID; FLOODING; FUNCTIONAL RESPONSE; HABITAT LOSS; HABITAT USE; MARSH; MODELING; PREY AVAILABILITY; RAINFALL;

ARGENTINA; CORDOBA [ARGENTINA]; MAR CHIQUITA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ARTHROPODA; GERVAIS; ONCIFELIS GEOFFROYI; PSEUDALOPEX GYMNOCERCUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 44449140432     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z08-007     Document Type: Article

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