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| Pires,Mathias M.; Widmer,Cynthia E.; Silva,Claudio; Setz,Eleonore Z. F.. |
| Scat analysis is a valuable tool for the description and quantification of mammal diets. However, estimating the number of prey eaten using prey remains found in feces is difficult mainly due to differential digestibility of prey. In this context, we performed feeding trials with captive ocelots, Leopardus pardalis (Linnaeus, 1785), to evaluate the time needed until complete elimination in feces of different prey such as rodents and birds. Rodents took up to five days and birds two days until complete elimination. Our results are consistent in showing that elimination time differs for different prey and some prey may take a long time to be expelled, inducing errors in dietary studies. |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Captive; Diet; Feeding trial; Prey. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000200019 |
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| Freitas,Carlos Henrique de; Setz,Eleonore Z. F.; Araújo,Alba R. B.; Gobbi,Nivar. |
| Capuchin monkeys occupy a wide range of habitats where they feed on fruits, arthropods, and vertebrates. Their large home ranges (80-900 ha) suggest that living in forest fragments may challenge their adaptability. We identified and quantified the main food items of Cebus libidinosus Spix, 1823 in forests fragments (100 ha) in southeastern Brazil. We recorded the feeding activities of two groups using scan sampling over a 13-month period. The diet was composed of fruits, crops, animal prey, seeds, plant matter and undetermined. Fruit was eaten more in the wet season than in the dry season, and maize and sugar cane consumption peaked in the early dry season. The proportion of fruit in the diet was positively correlated with fruiting intensity of zoochorous... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Franca; Gallery forest fragments; Maize; Sugar cane. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752008000100006 |
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