Activity pattern of Atlantic Forest small arboreal mammals as revealed by camera traps

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 563-567

  Oliveira Santos, Luiz Gustavo R ^a,d   Tortato, Marcos A ^b   Graipel, Maurício E ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arboreal; Canopy; Didelphis albiventris; Juliomys pictites; Marsupial; Micoureus paraguayanus; Niche; Rodent; Scansorial

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ARBOREAL SPECIES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOREST CANOPY; HABITAT USE; IMAGING METHOD; MARSUPIAL; NICHE PARTITIONING; RODENT; SPECIES RICHNESS;

DIDELPHIDAE; DIDELPHIS ALBIVENTRIS; JULIOMYS; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; MICOUREUS PARAGUAYANUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 51349164329     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467408005324     Document Type: Article

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