Is the domestic dog becoming an abundant species in the Atlantic forest? A study case in southeastern Brazil

Mammalia

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-76

  Paschoal, Ana Maria O ^a   Massara, Rodrigo L ^a   Santos, Julianna L ^a   Chiarello, Adriano G ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological invasion; Canis familiaris; Exotic species; Leopardus pardalis

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CANID; CARNIVORE; DISTURBANCE; DOMESTIC SPECIES; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NATIVE SPECIES; PASTURE; RURAL AREA; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; LEOPARDUS PARDALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84859751789     PISSN: 00251461     EISSN: 18641547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2012-0501     Document Type: Article

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