Seasonal and spatial differences in feeding habits of the Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae) in a coastal catchment of southeastern Brazil

• Published in: Zoologia (Curitiba, Brazil) Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 37 - 44
• Main Authors: Rheingantz, Marcelo L, Waldemarin, Helen F, Rodrigues, Lívia, Moulton, Timothy P
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Curitiba Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 01.02.2011
• Subjects: Amphibians; Atlantic Forest; Birds; Coasts; Crustaceans; Diet; Dry season; Feeding behavior; feeding ecology; Lutrinae; Prey; Reptiles; Reptiles & amphibians; southeastern Brazil; spraint analysis; Water temperature; ZOOLOGY; Brazil; Ilha Grande; Rio de Janeiro Brazil; southeastern Brazil; diet; feeding ecology; Atlantic Forest; Lutrinae; spraint analysis

The diet of the Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Olfers, 1818) is one of the best known aspects of its biology throughout its distribution range. However, most dietary studies have been undertaken during short time periods, making it difficult to identify temporal patterns in the feeding behavi...