Interference competition between the crab-eating fox and the hoary fox

Lemos, F. G.; Facure, K. G.; Costa, A. N. Interference competition between the crab-eating fox and the hoary fox. Canid News, v. 10, n. 3, 2007. Disponível em: https://www.canids.org/canidnews/10/Competition_between_crab_eating_and_hoary_fox.pdf

Cachorro-do-mato e Raposa-do-campo

This note describes an aggressive interaction between a crab-eating fox Cerdocyon thous and a hoary fox Pseudalopex vetulus observed on a cattle farm in the south of Goiás State, Central Brazil. The crab-eating fox chased and dis- placed the hoary fox, which was foraging at night in a pasture near a forest fragment. It is believed to be the first report of interference competition between these species.

Keywords: aggressive interaction; canids; carnivores; Cerdocyon thous; Cerrado; crab-eating fox; habitat use; hoary fox; interspecific competition; Pseudalopex vetulus; spatial displacement

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