Isotopic niche differentiation among mammals from a rainforest in Peninsular Malaysia

Raffles Bulletin of Zoology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 233-239

  Kawanishi, Kae ^a,b   Liang, Song Horng Neo ^c   Darimont, Chris ^c   Reimchen, T E ^c   Sunquist, Melvin E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b University of Victoria ^*  (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Malaysia; Niche; Rainforest mammal; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ATHERURUS; ATHERURUS MACROURUS; CERVIDAE; HAPLORHINI; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MAMMALIA; MUNTIACUS; PRIMATES; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUSSCROFA; TRACHYPITHECUS OBSCURUS; TRAGULUS JAVANICUS; TRAGULUS NAPU;

EID: 84858020203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 02172445     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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