Distribution extension of Aotus azarae infulatus (Kuhl, 1820) (Primates: Aotidae) and first record from the Caatinga biome

T Pinto, IJ Roberto - Check List, 2016 - biotaxa.org
Abstract The Feline Night Monkey, Aotus azarae infulatus (Kuhl, 1820), is recorded for the
first time in the Caatinga biome and in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and represents …

Time Partitioning Favors the Coexistence of Sympatric Crab-Eating Foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and Pampas Foxes (Lycalopex gymnocercus)

MS Di Bitetti, YE Di Blanco, JA Pereira… - Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) and pampas foxes (Lycalopex gymnocercus) are very
similar in body size and food habits, with distributional ranges that overlap extensively in …

Habitat selection by large mammals in a southern Brazilian Atlantic Forest

FVB Goulart, NC Cáceres, ME Graipel, MA Tortato… - Mammalian Biology, 2009 - Elsevier
Habitat selection, which is mainly a consequence of competition and predation, allows
species to coexist. The present study was conducted in two reserves in an Atlantic Forest …

Feeding ecology of carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Atlantic forest remnants, southern Brazil

F Rocha-Mendes, SB Mikich, J Quadros… - Biota Neotropica, 2010 - SciELO Brasil
The diet of some sympatric carnivore species in three Atlantic Forest remnants of Southern
Brazil was studied in order to assess their food niche. We conducted monthly field trips …

A synthesis of animal‐mediated seed dispersal of palms reveals distinct biogeographical differences in species interactions

G Muñoz, K Trøjelsgaard… - Journal of Biogeography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To synthesize published knowledge on palm–frugivore seed dispersal observations
and to test whether broad‐scale differences in geographic coverage, diversity, composition …

Activity, habitat use, density, and reproductive biology of the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) and comparison with the pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) in a …

M Faria-Corrêa, RA Balbueno, EM Vieira… - Mammalian …, 2009 - Springer
The ecology and reproductive biology of the crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) and the
pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) were studied in Itapuã State Park, an Atlantic Forest …

[HTML][HTML] Diet of crab-eating fox (Cerdocyon thous) in two conservation units of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil

FM Dutra-Vieira, MS Silva, GS Vieira… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The present study aimed to evaluate the diet of the free-living crab-eating fox by identifying
the stomach contents of the 17 crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) roadkilled in two …

Trophic relationships of sympatric small carnivores in fragmented landscapes of southern Brazil: niche overlap and potential for competition

CB Kasper, FB Peters, AU Christoff, TRO de Freitas - Mammalia, 2016 - degruyter.com
Between 2000 and 2010, digestive tracts collected from carnivore carcasses found in
southern Brazil were analyzed to determine the frequency and proportion of items …

[HTML][HTML] Feeding habits of the crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous (Carnivora: Canidae), in a mosaic area with native and exotic vegetation in Southern Brazil

VJ Rocha, LM Aguiar, JE Silva-Pereira… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2008 - SciELO Brasil
Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) is the most widespread neotropical canid, most
commonly inhabiting forested areas. This animal is a generalist omnivore that is able to use …

Trophic and spatio-temporal niche of the crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766) (Carnivora: Canidae), in a remnant of the Caatinga in northeastern Brazil

D de Matos Dias, A Bocchiglieri - Mammalia, 2016 - degruyter.com
Cerdocyon thous is widely distributed in South America and occurs throughout most of
Brazil. However, little is known of its ecology in the semi-arid Caatinga biome, and this study …