New records of plants eaten by the tapir, Tapirus bairdii (Perissodactyla: Tapiridae) in Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica
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https://doi.org/10.22458/urj.v12i1.2771Keywords:
Tapirus bairdii, tapir, herbivory, Barva Volcano, Schefflera rodriguesiana, Gunnera insignisAbstract
We report Tapirus bairdii eating Schefflera rodriguesiana and Gunnera insignis in Volcán Barva, Costa Rica.
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