Seasonal variation in the diet of galidictis grandidieri wozencraft, 1986 (Carnivora: Eupleridae) in a sub-arid zone of extreme south-western Madagascar

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 279, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 410-415

  Andriatsimietry, R ^a   Goodman, S M ^b,c   Razafimahatratra, E ^a   Jeglinski, J W E ^d   Marquard, M ^d   Ganzhorn, J U ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^b FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^c Vahatra   (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Competition; Cryptoprocta ferox; Diet; Eupleridae; Galidictis grandidieri; Spiny bush; Tsimanampetsotsa

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; BODY MASS; CARNIVORE; DIET; DRY SEASON; FECES; FELID; PREY PREFERENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; WET SEASON;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA; TSIMANAMPETSOTSA NATIONAL PARK;

BLATTARIA; CARNIVORA; CRYPTOPROCTA FEROX; GALIDICTIS GRANDIDIERI; GROMPHADORHINA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70949107717     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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