The diet, prey selection, and activity of dholes (Cuon alpinus) in northern Laos

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 627-633

  Kamler, Jan F ^a   Johnson, Arlyne ^b,c   Vongkhamheng, Chanthavy ^b   Bousa, Anita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Wildlife Conservation Society Lao PDR Program   (Laos)

^c WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

activity; Asiatic wild dog; Cuon alpinus; dhole; diet; Laos; prey selection; scat analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIOMASS; BODY SIZE; CANID; DIET; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FECES; NATIONAL PARK; PREY SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TERRAIN; UNGULATE; WILD POPULATION;

LAOS;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; CUON ALPINUS; MUNTIACUS; RODENTIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; UNGULATA;

EID: 84863643526     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-241.1     Document Type: Article

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