A RECORD OF SMALL-CLAWED OTTERS (Aonyx cinereus) FORAGING ON AN INVASIVE PEST SPECIES, GOLDEN APPLE SNAILS (Pomacea canaliculata) IN A WEST SUMATRA RICE FIELD

Aadrean, Aadrean and Novarino, Wilson and Nurdin, Jabang (2011) A RECORD OF SMALL-CLAWED OTTERS (Aonyx cinereus) FORAGING ON AN INVASIVE PEST SPECIES, GOLDEN APPLE SNAILS (Pomacea canaliculata) IN A WEST SUMATRA RICE FIELD. IUCN/SSC Otter Specialist Group Bulletin, 28 (1). pp. 34-38. ISSN 1023-9030

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Abstract

A small-clawed otter (Aonyx cinereus) survey in West Sumatran rice fields was conducted from April to September 2010. During this survey, golden apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata) shell remains were found on a rice field bank as suspected prey remains of small-clawed otters. This suspicion was later proved by the occurrence of snail material (pieces of operculum and shell) in otter spraints. This is the first evidence of small-clawed otters foraging on this invasive pest species. Characteristics of the shell remains and spraints are described.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Fakultas Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam > Biologi
Depositing User: Biologi FMIPA
Date Deposited: 07 Apr 2023 04:19
Last Modified: 07 Apr 2023 04:19
URI: http://repo.unand.ac.id/id/eprint/49668

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