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New altitudinal record for white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari (Link, 1795) in Ecuador, with notes about activity patterns and herd size

Abstract. White-lipped peccaries (Tayassu pecari) represent a key element of trophic networks in tropical rainforest ecosystems by playing the dual role of consumer and prey. Despite their importance, pressures on their populations have increased during the last few decades due to hunting and defore...

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Autores principales: Torres, Javier, Gavilánez, María Mercedes
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6482117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31065233
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.7.e33275