White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari, Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) diet and fruit availability in a Costa Rican rain forest

White-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari, Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) diet and fruit availability in a Costa Rican rain forest

We studied fruit availability, diet and habitat use by white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) in Corcovado National Park, southwest Costa Rica, from July 1996 to April 1997. The results show that the availability of important fruits for the white-lipped peccary differs between habitats and climatic s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mariana Altrichter, Eduardo Carrillo, Joel Sáenz, Todd K. Fuller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2001-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Tropical rain forest
Tayassu pecari
white-lipped peccary diet
habitat use
fruit availability
Corcovado National Park
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442001000300038

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