Diet of some species of Neotropical small mammals

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 337-341

  Talamoni, Sônia A ^a   Couto, Denise ^a   Cordeiro Júnior, Dirceu A ^a   Diniz, Fernanda M ^a  

^a Conservation Ecology and Behaviour Group Post graduate Programme in Vertebrate Zoology ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Akodon; herbivorous diet; Necromys; stomach contents

Indexed keywords

CERRADO; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIET; FOOD PREFERENCE; HERBIVORY; MARSUPIAL; NEOTROPICAL REGION; RODENT; SMALL MAMMAL; STOMACH CONTENT;

AKODON; AKODON MONTENSIS; ANIMALIA; BOLOMYS LASIURUS; DIDELPHIDAE; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; NECROMYS; OLIGORYZOMYS NIGRIPES; ORYZOMYS; OXYMYCTERUS DELATOR; PHILANDER; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 48449097278     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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