Jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) (Geoffroy, 1803) (Carnivora, Felidae) food habits in a mosaic of Atlantic Rainforest and eucalypt plantations of southeastern Brazil;Hábitos alimentares do jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) (Carnivora, Felidae) em mosaico de Floresta Atlântica e reflorestamento de eucalipto no sudeste do Brasil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 871-877

  Tofoli C F ^a   Rohe, F ^a   Setz, E Z F ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diet; Food habits; Jaguarundi; Medium sized carnivores; Scat analyses

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; HERPAILURUS; HERPAILURUS YAGUARONDI; MAMMALIA; PARANAPIACABA; REPTILIA; RODENTIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 70350654289     PISSN: 15196984     EISSN: 16784375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-69842009000400015     Document Type: Article

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