Diet and foraging behavior of Blandford's foxes, Vulpes cana, in Israel

E. Geffen; R. Hefner; D. W. Macdonald; M. Ucko

doi:10.2307/1382074

Diet and foraging behavior of Blandford's foxes, Vulpes cana, in Israel

E. Geffen, R. Hefner, D. W. Macdonald, M. Ucko

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Invertebrates and plant material were major foods. In Eilat Mountains Nature Reserve (by the Red Sea) 98.1% and in Ein Gedi (by the Dead Sea) 92.5% of all samples contained remains of invertebrates. Frequencies of occurrence of plant material in the feces ranged between 60-70%; in Eilat Mountains Nature Reserve 50% of those samples contained seeds of caperbush Capparis cartilaginea. Remains of vertebrates averaged 12%. No differences in diet composition were detected between seasons or sexes within each location, but significant differences were found between the two locations. -from Authors

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	395-402
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Mammalogy
Volume	73
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/1382074
State	Published - 1 Jan 1992
Externally published	Yes

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Animal Science and Zoology
Genetics
Nature and Landscape Conservation

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