Trophic ecology and the use of shelters and latrines by the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) in the Taquari Valley, Southern Brazil Ecologia trófica e o uso de abrigos e latrinas pela lontra Neotropical (Lontra longicaudis) no Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Trophic ecology and the use of shelters and latrines by the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) in the Taquari Valley, Southern Brazil Ecologia trófica e o uso de abrigos e latrinas pela lontra Neotropical (Lontra longicaudis) no Vale do Taquari, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

This manuscript presents information about the ecology of Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) in the Taquari Valley, State of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The study was carried out in two areas located in the Forquetinha Creek and in the Forqueta River from January to December 2003. The otters...

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Main Authors: Carlos Benhur Kasper, Vinicius Augusto G. Bastazini, Juliana Salvi, Hamilton Cézar Z. Grillo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2008-12-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Neotropical
Hábito alimentar
Marcação Odorífera
Locais de descanso
Brasil
Neotropical otter
Feeding habit
Scent marking
Resting sites
Brazil
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