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

LEMOS, F. G.; FACURE, Kátia Gomes ; Costa, A. N. Interference competition between the crab-eating fox and the hoary fox. Canid news (Online), v. 10, p. 10.3, 2007.

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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