@article{fdi:010061807,
  title = {{F}eeding habits of the common genet ({G}enetta genetta) in the area of {D}jurdjura, north of {A}lgeria},
  author = {{A}mroun, {M}. and {B}ensidhoum, {M}. and {D}elattre, {P}. and {G}aubert, {P}hilippe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he purpose of our study was to characterize the diet of the common genet {G}enetta genetta in the {D}jurdjura {M}ts., north of {A}lgeria. {T}hrough a year-round survey, we collected 360 feces and identified 1970 items. {A}rthropods (33%) and mammals (25%) were dominant, followed by wild birds and plants. {T}he wood mouse {A}podemus sylvaticus (65% within mammals) and {C}oleoptera (66% within arthropods) were dominant throughout the seasons. {W}e observed striking seasonal variations in the common genet's diet, with arthropods peaking in summer, mammals and wild birds dominating in winter, and energetic plants more consumed in autumn. {O}ur study underlined the opportunistic feeding habits of the common genet with high values of trophic indices throughout the seasons, and the species' capacity to adjust its food spectrum on seasonal resource availability. {O}ur results confirmed that the common genet has an intermediate diet between generalist and specialist, feeding on a wide spectrum of items but relying on the wood mouse as the main energetic source. {T}he diet of the species in {D}jurdjura {M}ts. included a great proportion of arthropods, thus, reflecting the "{M}editerraneity" of the feeding spectrum of the common genet in northern {A}lgeria.},
  keywords = {{A}lgeria ; diet ; {G}enetta genetta ; latrines ; seasonal variation ; {V}iverridae ; {ALGERIE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{M}ammalia},
  volume = {78},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {35--43},
  ISSN = {0025-1461},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1515/mammalia-2012-0111},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061807},
}