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Feeding habits of the maned wolf, Chrysocyon brachyurus (Carnivora: Canidae), in southeast Brazil
Fecha
2009Registro en:
STUDIES ON NEOTROPICAL FAUNA AND ENVIRONMENT, v.44, n.2, p.67-75, 2009
0165-0521
10.1080/01650520902891413
Autor
BUENO, Adriana de Arruda
MOTTA-JUNIOR, Jose Carlos
Institución
Resumen
The feeding habits of the maned wolf were studied in southeast Brazil to understand its response towards changes in the environment and in relation to its prey. By occurrence, miscellaneous fruits, small mammals and wolf`s fruit were the most consumed items. Armadillos, small mammals and wolf`s fruit ( Solanum lycocarpum) provided most of the ingested biomass. While wolf`s fruit and small mammals were mainly consumed in the dry season, other miscellaneous fruits were taken mostly in the wet season. There was selectivity in the predation on some small mammal species. The maned wolf`s diet followed patterns similar to those found in more pristine areas.