Diet composition and interspecific niche of Taohongling Sika deer (Cervus nippon kopschi) and its sympatric Reeve’s muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi) and Chinese hare (Lepus sinensis) in winter (Animalia, Mammalia)

Species co-existence depends on how organisms utilize their environment and resources. Little is known about the winter diet composition and sympatric co-existence of South China sika deer and its companion species in Taohongling. In this study, high-throughput sequencing and metabarcoding trnL were...

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Main Authors: Dandan Wang, Xiaolong Hu, Minling Li, Jie Liu, Ming Tang, Wuhua Liu, Jianwen Zhan, Yongtao Xu, Weiwei Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2023-02-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/96936/download/pdf/