Roaming characteristics and feeding practices of village dogs scavenging sea-turtle nests

Animal Conservation

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 146-156

  Ruiz Izaguirre, E ^a   van Woersem, A ^a   Eilers, K C H A M ^a,b   van Wieren, S E ^a   Bosch, G ^a   van der Zijpp, A J ^a   de Boer, I J M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Schuttelaar and Partners   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activity range; Canis familiaris; Domestic dogs; Energy intake; Scavenging; Sea turtle nests

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CHELONIA MYDAS; CHELONIIDAE; TESTUDINES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84940230879     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12143     Document Type: Article

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