Clues to the cause of the Tsushima leopard cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura) decline from isotopic measurements in three species of Carnivora

Ecological Research

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 897-908

  Mitani, Naho ^a   Mihara, Shozo ^b   Ishii, Nobuo ^c   Koike, Hiroko ^d  

^a JAPAN WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c TOKYO WOMAN'S CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conservation; Isotopic measurements; Leopard cat; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FELID; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HAIR; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; POPULATION DECLINE; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPHIC LEVEL;

JAPAN; KYUSHU; NAGASAKI [KYUSHU]; TSUSHIMA;

CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS; PRIONAILURUS BENGALENSIS EUPTILURA;

EID: 77951093781     PISSN: 09123814     EISSN: 14401703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11284-008-0567-0     Document Type: Article

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