Extension of the diet of an extreme foraging specialist, the aardwolf (Proteles cristata)
The aardwolf, Proteles cristata, is a highly specializedmyrmecophagous carnivore that feeds almost exclusivelyon termites of the genus Trinervitermes. Herewe report data from an ongoing analysis of aardwolfdiet, where we documented remains of sun spidersand scorpions in aardwolf scats. Although the...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Universiteit Stellenbosch * Department of Botany and Zoology
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22131 |