Observations of unusual behavior in two invasive carnivores in the Dominican Republic: arboreal foraging in the Small Indian Mongoose (Urva auropunctata) and semi-aquatic hunting in the Domestic Cat (Felis catus)
We report unusual foraging events in two of the most invasive terrestrial predators in the world that are well established in the Caribbean islands: the Small Indian Mongoose (Urva auropunctata), locally known as jurón, and the Domestic Cat (Felis catus). The former is well known to be a ground-dwel...
Main Authors: | Miguel A. Landestoy T., Francis O. Reyes, Isabela Hernández-Rodríguez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Museo Nacional de Historia Natural "Prof. Eugenio de Jesús Marcano"
2023-07-01
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Series: | Novitates Caribaea |
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Online Access: | https://novitatescaribaea.do/index.php/novitates/article/view/344 |
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