Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina

Small mammals usually constitute the main prey for Leopardus geoffroyi throughout its distribution. We studied the patterns of small rodent selection by this felid in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina, addressing whether prey choice may be related to the availability, morphology, and distri...

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Autores principales: Bisceglia, S.B.C., Pereira, J.A., Teta, P., Quintana, R.D.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
Leopardus geoffroyi
Monte desert
Prey selection
Prey vulnerability
Small rodents
abundance
felid
habitat use
microhabitat
morphology
population distribution
prey availability
prey preference
prey selection
rodent
scrub
semiarid region
spatiotemporal analysis
vulnerability
Argentina
Mendoza
Monte Desert
Akodon azarae
Akodon molinae
Calomys musculinus
Eligmodontia typus
Felidae
Graomys griseoflavus
Mammalia
Oncifelis geoffroyi
Rodentia
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v75_n11_p1024_Bisceglia
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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