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| Rocha,Vlamir J.; Aguiar,Lucas M.; Silva-Pereira,José E.; Moro-Rios,Rodrigo F.; Passos,Fernando C.. |
| Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) is the most widespread neotropical canid, most commonly inhabiting forested areas. This animal is a generalist omnivore that is able to use environments disturbed by human activities. The aim of this study was to describe its diet through the stomach content analysis of 30 samples obtained from specimens that were run over in a mosaic composed by Araucaria Pine Forest, Semidecidual Seasonal Forest, natural grasslands, and exotic vegetation. The items were quantified by frequency of occurrence (F.O.) and percentage of occurrence (P.O.). A total of 64 food items were found among 171 occurrences. According to F.O. method, plant items corresponded to 93.3% of the occurrences, followed by animal items (86.7%) and human rejects... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carnivorous; Diet; Exotic species; Frugivory; Neotropical canid; Silviculture. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752008000400003 |
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