Habitat use, activity patterns and use of mineral licks by five species of ungulate in south-eastern Peru

Journal of Tropical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 261-270

  Tobler, Mathias W ^a,b   Carrillo Percastegui, Samia E ^c   Powell, George ^c  

^a BOTANICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WORLD WILDLIFE FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Camera traps; Madre de Dios; Mazama americana; Mazama gouazoubira; Occupancy; Pecari tajacu; Resource partitioning; Tapirus terrestris; Tayassu pecari

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DIET; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT SELECTION; HABITAT USE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; NICHE PARTITIONING; SALT; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); UNGULATE;

MADRE DE DIOS; PERU; SOUTH AMERICA;

CERVIDAE; MAZAMA AMERICANA; MAZAMA GOUAZOUPIRA; PECARI TAJACU; TAPIRUS TERRESTRIS; TAYASSU PECARI; UNGULATA;

EID: 69849097660     PISSN: 02664674     EISSN: 14697831     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0266467409005896     Document Type: Article

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