Differential detectability of rodents and birds in scats of ocelots, Leopardus pardalis (Mammalia: Felidae)

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, Le...

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Main Authors: Mathias M. Pires, Cynthia E. Widmer, Claudio Silva, Eleonore Z. F. Setz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2011-04-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702011000200019