Habitat use, social structure and basic ethological aspects of a band of coatis (Nasua nasua Linnaeus, 1766) (Carnivora: Procyonidae) in Atlantic Forest area, São Paulo, Brazil

Coatis (Nasua nasua) are terrestrials, despite their extreme ease of climbing trees, and have a complex social structure, where the males are solitary outside the reproductive season and the females live in groups with their pups and juveniles for most of the year. This study aimed to describe the u...

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Main Authors: Deborah de Barros, Rita de Cássia Frenedozo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2010-01-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/biotemas/article/view/16017