Dogs occupying grassy habitat near protected areas in eastern Madagascar rely on foods from forests
dc.contributor.author | Hixon, Sean W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Neelin, Mikhaela | |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, Stephanie | |
dc.contributor.author | Mayo, Dominic | |
dc.contributor.author | Filla, Caitlynn | |
dc.contributor.author | Farris, Zach J. | |
dc.contributor.author | deFrance, Susan | |
dc.contributor.author | Krigbaum, John | |
dc.contributor.author | Valenta, Kim | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-06T16:34:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-12-06 11:34:51 | en |
dc.date.available | 2023-11-06T16:34:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Hixon, Sean W.; Neelin, Mikhaela; Chan, Stephanie; Mayo, Dominic; Filla, Caitlynn; Farris, Zach J.; deFrance, Susan; Krigbaum, John; Valenta, Kim (2023). "Dogs occupying grassy habitat near protected areas in eastern Madagascar rely on foods from forests." Plants, People, Planet 5(6): 859-868. | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2572-2611 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2572-2611 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/191369 | |
dc.publisher | The University of Chicago Press | |
dc.publisher | Wiley Periodicals, Inc. | |
dc.subject.other | predator | |
dc.subject.other | stable isotope | |
dc.subject.other | diet | |
dc.subject.other | feces | |
dc.subject.other | feeding ecology | |
dc.subject.other | grassland | |
dc.subject.other | dog | |
dc.title | Dogs occupying grassy habitat near protected areas in eastern Madagascar rely on foods from forests | |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Natural Resources and Environment | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | |
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dc.identifier.doi | 10.1002/ppp3.10319 | |
dc.identifier.source | Plants, People, Planet | |
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