Jaguar and puma activity patterns in relation to their main prey

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-324

  Harmsen, Bart J ^a,b,c,e   Foster, Rebecca J ^a,c   Silver, Scott C ^d   Ostro, Linde E T ^d   Doncaster, C P ^c  

^a PANTHERA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELIZE   (Belize)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

^e NONE   (Belize)

Author keywords

Armadillos; Camera trapping; Moon phase; Pacas; Panthera onca; Predator; Prey; Puma concolor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BURROW; DEER; FELID; TRAPPING;

BELIZE [CENTRAL AMERICA]; COCKSCOMB BASIN WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; STANN CREEK;

AGOUTI PACA; ARMADILLO; CERVIDAE; DASYPODIDAE; DASYPUS NOVEMCINCTUS; MAZAMA AMERICANA; PANTHERA; PANTHERA ONCA; PUMA CONCOLOR; TAYASSUIDAE;

EID: 79953163236     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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