What do Adult Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) Actually Eat?

Adam E. Rosenblatt; Fernando Li; Leanna Kalicharan; Peter Taylor

doi:10.1111/btp.13038

What do Adult Black Caiman (Melanosuchus niger) Actually Eat?

Adam E. Rosenblatt
, Fernando Li
, Leanna Kalicharan
, Peter Taylor

Rupununi Learners Inc.
University of Guyana

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The black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) is one of the largest predators in South America, yet we know little about adult diets. We studied stomach contents of adults in Guyana and found the largest individuals target mammals instead of fish and males exhibit cannibalism, a behavior never recorded for this species previously.

Idioma original	American English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	275-278
Publicación	Biotropica
Volumen	54
N.º	1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.13038
Estado	Published - ene 1 2022

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