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Provedor de dados: | 52
País: | Brazil
Título: | Feeding habits of capybaras (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, Linnaeus 1766), in the Ecological Reserve of Taim (ESEC - Taim) - south of Brazil
Autores: | Borges,Lucélia do Valle; Colares,Ioni Gonçalves.
Data: | 2007-05-01
Ano: | 2007
Palavras-chave: | Capybara; Rodent; Herbivory; Diet; Poaceae.
Resumo: | The aim of this study was to determine feeding habitats of capybaras in the ESEC-Taim (RS, Brazil), using microhistological analyses of feces. Data were analyzed seasonally. In 172 samples analyzed, 17 species were identified, with predominance of Poaceae. Zizaniopsis bonariensis was the most frequent species in winter (38%), spring (32%) and summer (26.5%) and Paspalum disthichum in fall (31.5%). A observed increase in vegetation consumption during summer might be due to the food quality. Capybaras showed an opportunistic behavior in the winter and summer and a more selective behavior in spring and fall. Capybaras from the ESEC-Taim varied diet according to the season and alimentary availability.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132007000300007
Editor: | Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar
Relação: | 10.1590/S1516-89132007000300007
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.50 n.3 2007
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess