Reptiles as principal prey? Adaptations for durophagy and prey selection by jaguar (Panthera onca)
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Prey Preferences of the Jaguar Panthera onca Reflect the Post-Pleistocene Demise of Large Prey
1 School of Biological Sciences, School of Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, UK, 2 Centre for African Conservation Ecology, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 3 Centre for Wildlife Management, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, 4 Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Department of ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Natural History
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0022-2933,1464-5262
DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1180717