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| Rocha-Mendes, F.; Mikich, S.B.; Quadros, J.; Pedro, W.A. | |
| Feeding ecology of carnivores in Atlantic Forest remnants, Southern Brazil | |
| 2010 Biota Neotropica (10): 21-30 | |
The diet of some sympatric carnivore species in three Atlantic Forest remnants of Southern Brazil was studied in order to assess their food niche. We conducted monthly field trips between February 2003 and January 2004 to collect fecal samples that were subsequently examined together with others collected sporadically between November 1994 and January 2003. Of the 416 samples analysed, 198 had the "author" species identified through microscopic analysis guard hairs, which revealed the presence of 10 carnivores and some information about their diet. _Puma yagouaroundi _had the largest dietary niche breadth, whereas _Leopardus tigrinus _and _Nasua nasua _showed the lowest values. Extensive niche overlap was observed between _L. tigrinus _and _N. nasua_, _L. tigrinus _and _L. wiedii_, and between _L. tigrinus _and _L. pardalis_. Data presented here not only increases the understanding of carnivore feeding ecology, but also contributes towards their conservation in the study region and other fragmented landscapes in Brazil and neighboring countries. |
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