Extension of the diet of an extreme foraging specialist, the aardwolf (Proteles cristata)

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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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Main Authors:	de Vries, J., Pirk, C., Bateman, Bill, Cameron, E., Dalerum, F.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Universiteit Stellenbosch * Department of Botany and Zoology 2011
Subjects:	carnivore utilization solifugids resource diet breadth
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/22131

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