The shared preference niche of sympatric Asiatic black bears and sun bears in a tropical forest mosaic.

Ecologically similar species often coexist by partitioning use of habitats or resources. Such partitioning can occur through divergent or shared niches. We investigated overlap in habitat use and spatial co-occurrence by sympatric Asiatic black bears and sun bears in three habitats in Thailand, and...

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Main Authors: Robert Steinmetz, David L Garshelis, Wanlop Chutipong, Naret Seuaturien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3024313?pdf=render