J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc Predation of young palms ( Atalea phalterata ) by feral pigs in the Brazilian

*Arnaud Léonard Jean Desbiez 1,2 , Sandra Aparecida Santos 2 and Alexine Keuroghlian 3

1 Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, Murrayfield, Edinburgh, EH12 6TS, Scotland 2 Embrapa Pantanal, Rua 21 de Setembro 1880, Bairro #ossa Senhora de Fátima, Caixa Postal 109, Corumbá 79320–900, Mato Grosso do Sul, e-mail: [email protected] 3 Wildlife Conservation Society, Brazil, Rua Jardim Botânico, 674, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil *to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Introduction

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Methods A. phalerata A. phalerata A. phalerata Attalea phalerata Results

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Figure 1. Attalea phalerata A. phalerata A. phalerata et al A. phalerata

Figure 2. Attalea phalerata A. phalerata Sterculia apetala et al A. phalerata et al A. phalerata

A. phalerata A. phalerata A. phalerata A. phalerata Acknowledgements

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