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Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central

The diel of the giant armadillo - Priodontes maximus (Kerr,1792) - was studied in the field at Fazenda São Miguel, Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, through 82 samples collected at foraging excavations and 25 fecal samples. In both types of sample the most common item was insects (Isoptera e Hymenoptera)...

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Main Authors: Anacleto, Teresa Cristina S., Marinho-Filho, Jader
Format: Artigo
Language: Portuguese
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2017
Subjects:
Priodontes maximus
giant armadillo
food habits
insectivore
grassland
Brazil
Online Access: http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25743
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spelling ir-10482-257432019-03-28T14:04:09Z Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central Food habits of the giant armadillo (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) in an area of grassland of central Brasil Anacleto, Teresa Cristina S. Marinho-Filho, Jader Priodontes maximus giant armadillo food habits insectivore grassland Brazil The diel of the giant armadillo - Priodontes maximus (Kerr,1792) - was studied in the field at Fazenda São Miguel, Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, through 82 samples collected at foraging excavations and 25 fecal samples. In both types of sample the most common item was insects (Isoptera e Hymenoptera) and, in less quantity, plant fragments and orhers invertebrates (Aranae, Blattaria, Coleoptera, Diplopoda, Scorpiones). These data suggest the giant armadillo is a specialist on insects with an opportunistic foraging strategy. 2017-12-07T04:33:57Z 2017-12-07T04:33:57Z 2001 Artigo Rev. Bras. Zool.,v.18,n.3,p.681-688,2001 0101-8175 http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25743 10.1590/S0101-81752001000300003 pt Acesso Aberto application/pdf Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752001000300003&lng=en&nrm=iso http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0101-81752001000300003&lng=en&nrm=iso http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S0101-81752001000300003&lng=en&nrm=iso
institution REPOSITORIO UNB
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language Portuguese
topic Priodontes maximus
giant armadillo
food habits
insectivore
grassland
Brazil
spellingShingle Priodontes maximus
giant armadillo
food habits
insectivore
grassland
Brazil
Anacleto, Teresa Cristina S.
Marinho-Filho, Jader
Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central
description The diel of the giant armadillo - Priodontes maximus (Kerr,1792) - was studied in the field at Fazenda São Miguel, Unaí, Minas Gerais, Brazil, through 82 samples collected at foraging excavations and 25 fecal samples. In both types of sample the most common item was insects (Isoptera e Hymenoptera) and, in less quantity, plant fragments and orhers invertebrates (Aranae, Blattaria, Coleoptera, Diplopoda, Scorpiones). These data suggest the giant armadillo is a specialist on insects with an opportunistic foraging strategy.
format Artigo
author Anacleto, Teresa Cristina S.
Marinho-Filho, Jader
author_sort Anacleto, Teresa Cristina S.
title Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central
title_short Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central
title_full Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central
title_fullStr Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central
title_full_unstemmed Hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do Brasil Central
title_sort hábito alimentar do tatu-canastra (xenarthra, dasypodidae) em uma área de cerrado do brasil central
publisher Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia
publishDate 2017
url http://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/25743
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