Domestic dogs as an edge effect in the Brasília national park, Brazil: Interactions with native mammals

Animal Conservation

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 477-487

  Lacerda, A ^a   Tomas, W M ^b   Marinho Filho, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Canis familiaris; Edge effect; Feral dogs; Protected areas

Indexed keywords

CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EDGE EFFECT; FERAL ORGANISM; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT TYPE; LOGISTICS; PROTECTED AREA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT;

BRASILIA; BRASILIA NATIONAL PARK; BRAZIL; FEDERAL DISTRICT [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHRYSOCYON BRACHYURUS; MAMMALIA; MYRMECOPHAGA; MYRMECOPHAGIDAE;

EID: 70349608084     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-1795.2009.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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