Activity patterns of giant otters recorded by telemetry and camera traps

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 19-28

  Leuchtenberger, C ^a,b   Zucco, C A ^b,c   Ribas, C ^a,b   Magnusson, W ^a   Mourao G ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

den; latrine; night activity; predation risk; prey availability; Pteronura brasiliensis; scent mark

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; DEN; FISHING; MALE; MAMMAL; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PREDATION RISK; PREY AVAILABILITY; RADIO; SCENT MARKING; TELEMETRY;

MIRANDA; PANTANAL; VENEZUELA;

LUTRINAE; PTERONURA BRASILIENSIS;

EID: 84890561546     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2013.821673     Document Type: Article

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