Jaguar (Panthera onca) and puma (Puma concolor) diets in Quintana Roo, Mexico

A study was carried out for two years in Northwest Quintana Roo, México, using scat analysis to determine the diet and prey preferences of pumas and jaguars. Cat species and gender were determined using molecular techniques (rapid classificatory protocol: polymerise chain reaction, RCP–PCR), and pre...

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Main Authors: Ávila–Nájera, D. M., Palomares, F., Chávez, C., Tigar, B., Mendoza, G. D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona 2018-08-01
Series:Animal Biodiversity and Conservation
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Online Access:http://abc.museucienciesjournals.cat/files/ABC_41-2_pp_257-266.pdf