Notes on vocalisations of giant otters in the flooded Igapó forests of Jaú National Park, Amazonas, Brazil

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 169-175

  Bezerra, B M ^a   Souto, A S ^b   Schiel, N ^c   Jones, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Call structure; Giant otter; Igap ; Pteronura brasiliensis; Vocal repertoire

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; PTERONURA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 78650512130     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-010-0218-0     Document Type: Article

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