Fruit selection of a binturong (Arctictis binturong) by focal animal sampling in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo
We investigated fruit selection of a radio-collared female binturong (Arctictis binturong pageli Schwarz, 1911) by focal animal sampling in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. We recorded seven food species from 12 feeding trees over 16 months. The radio-collared binturong fed only ripe fig fruits (Ficus spp.,...
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
2016
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/1/Fruit%20selection%20of%20a%20binturong.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/7/Fruit%20selection%20of%20a%20binturong%20%28Arctictis%20binturong%29.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/19900/ https://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2015-0009 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaysia Sabah |
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| Summary: | We investigated fruit selection of a radio-collared female binturong (Arctictis binturong pageli Schwarz, 1911) by focal animal sampling in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. We recorded seven food species from 12 feeding trees over 16 months. The radio-collared binturong fed only ripe fig fruits (Ficus spp., Moraceae), suggesting that her diet largely depended on figs. As the present study was based on only one female individual, more efforts are needed to elucidate the feeding ecology of this cryptic carnivore. |
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