Use of mineral licks by mammals and birds in hunted and non-hunted areas of yasuní national park, ecuador

Animal Conservation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 430-437

  Blake, J G ^a   Mosquera, D ^b   Salvador, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SAN FRANCISCO DE QUITO   (Ecuador)

^c Alemania 574 y Vancouver   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Activity patterns; Camera trap; Ecuador; Hunting; Mineral lick; Yasun

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BIRD; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; HUNTING; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MAMMAL; PHOTOGRAPH;

ECUADOR; NAPO [ECUADOR]; YASUNI NATIONAL PARK;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA SENICULUS; ANIMALIA; ATELES BELZEBUTH; ATELES SP.; AVES; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; MAZAMA AMERICANA; MITU SALVINI; PIPILE PIPILE; PRIMATES; TAYASSU PECARI;

EID: 84881024639     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12012     Document Type: Article

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