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Diet of sympatric Brazilian caatinga peccaries (Tayassu tajacu and T. pecari)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

Fabio Olmos
Fabio Olmos
Affiliation:
r. Antonio F. Gandra 182, Sāo Vicente, SP, 11390–250, Brazil
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Keywords

Brazilcaatingacompetitionfeeding ecologypeccariesTayassu pecariTayassu tajacu
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 9 , Issue 2 , May 1993 , pp. 255 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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