Comparison of the diet of the yellow mongoose in a coastal and a Karoo area

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorAvenant N.L.
dc.contributor.authorNel J.A.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.issued1992
dc.description.abstractThe diets of Cynictis penicillata occurring in Karoo and West Coast Strandveld ecosystems were compared, using faecal analysis. Insects were the most important prey in both study areas. Rodents and reptiles were important as food at the coast, while bird remains were present in >10% of scats from both areas. Only at the coastal site did dietary patterns of yellow mongooses reflect fluctuations in prey availability. The presence, in small quantities, of other prey types in scats at both study sites indicates opportunistic feeding behaviour. -from Authors
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Wildlife Research
dc.identifier.citation22
dc.identifier.citation4
dc.identifier.issn3794369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10723
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectkaroo
dc.subjectmongoose
dc.subjectyellow mongoose
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectCynictis penicillata
dc.titleComparison of the diet of the yellow mongoose in a coastal and a Karoo area
Files
Collections
Stellenbosch University - Scopus Publications