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Yang B, Anderson JR, Gou NN, Luo J, Hong B, Fu WW, Chen YF, Wang WF, Cao BJ, Chen SY, Wang KF, Li BG. Leopard predation on wild Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys. Primates 2023; 64:589-594. [PMID: 37555863 DOI: 10.1007/s10329-023-01084-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Predation is widely recognized as a powerful selective pressure on primate behavior and ecology, although knowledge of predator-prey relationships remains limited partly due to the rarity of directly observed attacks on primates. Here, we describe four confirmed or suspected instances of leopard (Panthera pardus) predation on free-ranging Sichuan (golden) snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana), a highly endangered colobine species endemic to China. We recorded predation events and the reactions of monkey group members. We suggest that the evolution of a multilevel society may be an adaptive response by Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys to the risk from leopards as well as other potential predators, one that balances the pressures of predation and intra-species competition and conflict.
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- Bin Yang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Department of Psychology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Tianhuashan National Nature Reserve Administration of Shaanxi, Xi'an, 710300, China
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- Bio-Agriculture Institute of Shaanxi, Xi'an, 710043, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China
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- Qiaobei National Forest Administration of Yan'an, Yan'an, 727500, China
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- Shaanxi Nature Reserve and Wildlife Management Station, Shaanxi Forestry Bureau, Xi'an, 710082, Shaanxi, China
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- Shaanxi Nature Reserve and Wildlife Management Station, Shaanxi Forestry Bureau, Xi'an, 710082, Shaanxi, China
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- Feline Research Center of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 710069, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, Shaanxi Institute of Zoology, Xi'an, 710032, Shaanxi, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Animal Conservation, and College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, Shaanxi, China.
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Santos ASD, Sansevero JBB, Conde MMS, Portela RDCQ. Monkey overabundance indirectly affects community seed rain via a disruptive interaction with a keystone palm species. ACTA OECOLOGICA 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2023.103895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Pasa JB, Arrais RC, Massara RL, Pereira G, de Azevedo FCC. Factors influencing the habitat use by ocelots in one of the last large Atlantic Forest remnants in southeastern Brazil. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:4631-4643. [PMID: 33976836 PMCID: PMC8093706 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2020] [Revised: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are widely distributed throughout the Americas, being dependent on forested areas to survive. Although ocelot ecology is broadly studied throughout the species range distribution, studies concerning factors that may affect ocelot occupancy in the Atlantic Forest are still scarce. We used camera traps to evaluate factors influencing the probabilities of detection and occupancy of ocelots in a protected area of the Atlantic Forest, the Rio Doce State Park (RDSP), southeastern Brazil. To assess ocelot occupancy and detection probabilities, we measured the distances between sampling stations and rivers, lakes, cities, pasture, and Eucalyptus plantations. In addition, we recorded the mean rainfall levels for each sampling occasion, and native grassland areas within a 500 m-buffer around each sampling station. We found a strong and positive association between ocelot detection and the dry season, which might be due to a higher number of individuals moving through the Park during this season. Moreover, we found a strong and positive association of ocelot detection with native grassland areas around lakes, which may be related to the ocelot behavior of searching for prey in these areas. Conversely, the ocelot occupancy probability was intermediate ( Ψ ^ = 0.53, 95% CI = 0.36-0.69) and was not strongly associated with the evaluated covariates, which may be explained by the high-quality of forest habitats and water resources that are homogeneously distributed within the Park. Our study indicates that the RDSP still provides a structurally suitable forest habitat for ocelots, but because of the current worrying scenario of over fragmentation, reduction of forest cover, and weakness of the protective legislation of this biome, the long-term persistence of the species in RDSP is uncertain.
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- Juliana Benck Pasa
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em EcologiaUniversidade Federal de São João del ReiSão João del ReiBrazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em EcologiaConservação e Manejo de Vida SilvestreInstituto de Ciências BiológicasUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e ConservaçãoDepartamento de Biologia GeralUniversidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo HorizonteBrazil
- Instituto SerraDiCal de Pesquisa e ConservaçãoBelo HorizonteBrazil
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- Departamento de GeociênciasUniversidade Federal de São João del ReiSão João del ReiBrazil
- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em Geografia FísicaUniversidade de São PauloBrazil
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- Programa de Pós‐Graduação em EcologiaUniversidade Federal de São João del ReiSão João del ReiBrazil
- Departamento de Ciências NaturaisUniversidade Federal de São João del ReiSão João del ReiBrazil
- Instituto Pró‐CarnívorosAtibaiaBrazil
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Magioli M, Ferraz KMPMD. Deforestation leads to prey shrinkage for an apex predator in a biodiversity hotspot. MAMMAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-021-00556-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Ramalho EE, Main MB, Alvarenga GC, Oliveira-Santos LGR. Walking on water: the unexpected evolution of arboreal lifestyle in a large top predator in the Amazon flooded forests. Ecology 2021; 102:e03286. [PMID: 33476412 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Emiliano E Ramalho
- Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Tefé, AM, CEP 69553-225, Brazil.,Instituto para a Conservação dos Carnívoros Neotropicais - Pró-Carnívoros, Atibaia, SP, CEP 12945-010, Brazil.,Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-0430, USA
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- Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 32611-0430, USA
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- Laboratory of Movement and Population Ecology, Center of Biological and Health Science, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, CEP 79070-900, Brazil
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Adams DB, Kitchen DM. Model vs. playback experiments: The impact of sensory mode on predator‐specific escape responses in saki monkeys. Ethology 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/eth.13008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Dara B. Adams
- Department of Anthropology The Ohio State University Columbus OH USA
- Department of Anthropology Humboldt State University Arcata CA USA
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- Department of Anthropology The Ohio State University Columbus OH USA
- Department of Anthropology The Ohio State University Mansfield OH USA
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Tirelli FP, de Freitas TR, Michalski F, Percequillo AR, Eizirik E. Using reliable predator identification to investigate feeding habits of Neotropical carnivores (Mammalia, Carnivora) in a deforestation frontier of the Brazilian Amazon. MAMMALIA 2018. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2018-0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Accurate identification of predator species is a critical requirement to investigate their diet using faecal samples. We used non-invasive sampling and two methods of predator identification to investigate the diets of sympatric carnivores in a highly deforested region of the Brazilian Amazon. Of 108 scats, 81 could be identified at the species level using DNA sequencing and/or trichology. The former performed better than the latter (81.5% vs. 54.3% of the identified samples), and results were quite congruent (89.7% concordance in the 29 samples that could be assessed with both approaches). Nine species were identified, out of which four (crab-eating fox, ocelot, puma and jaguar) presented a sufficient number of samples to allow dietary analyses. The crab-eating fox was the most generalist (BA=0.92); ocelots focused on small- to medium-sized prey; pumas fed mostly on medium-sized items; and jaguars mostly targeted large-sized prey. A considerable overlap was observed between ocelots and pumas in all estimations (O=0.47–0.83). The presence of jaguars in the same region could be driving pumas to select medium- and small-sized prey. The results of this study highlight the importance of reliable predator identification and the need for in-depth ecological studies in areas where carnivore species are sympatric.
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- Flávia P. Tirelli
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biociências , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS , Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Prédio 43435 , Bairro Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970 , Brazil
- PUCRS, Escola de Ciências, Laboratório de Biologia Genômica e Molecular , 6681 Ipiranga Av. , Porto Alegre, RS 90619-900 , Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biociências , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, UFRGS , Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Prédio 43435 , Bairro Agronomia, Porto Alegre, RS 91501-970 , Brazil
- Departamento de Genética, Instituto de Biociências , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Campus do Vale , Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, prédio 43323 , Porto Alegre, RS 9150197 , Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação de Vertebrados , Universidade Federal do Amapá , Rodovia Juscelino Kubitschek, km 02, Bloco T , Macapá, AP 68903-419 , Brazil
- Instituto Pró-Carnívoros , C.P. 10, Atibaia, SP 12940-970 , Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Escola Superior de Agricultura “Luiz de Queiroz” , Universidade de São Paulo , Av. Pádua Dias 11, Caixa Postal 9 , Piracicaba, São Paulo 13418-900 , Brazil
- Department of Life Sciences , The Natural History Museum , Cromwell Road , London SW7 5BD , UK
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- PUCRS, Escola de Ciências, Laboratório de Biologia Genômica e Molecular , 6681 Ipiranga Av. , Porto Alegre, RS 90619-900 , Brazil
- Instituto Pró-Carnívoros , C.P. 10, Atibaia, SP 12940-970 , Brazil
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Adams DB, Kitchen DM. Experimental evidence that titi and saki monkey alarm calls deter an ambush predator. Anim Behav 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Massara RL, Paschoal AMDO, Bailey LL, Doherty PF, Barreto MDF, Chiarello AG. Effect of humans and pumas on the temporal activity of ocelots in protected areas of Atlantic Forest. Mamm Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Giordano C, Lyra-Jorge MC, Miotto RA, Pivello VR. Food habits of three carnivores in a mosaic landscape of São Paulo state, Brazil. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-018-1172-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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L. Massara R, Paschoal AMDO, L. Bailey L, F. Doherty P, Hirsch A, G. Chiarello A. Factors influencing ocelot occupancy in Brazilian Atlantic Forest reserves. Biotropica 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/btp.12481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Rodrigo L. Massara
- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação; Departamento de Biologia Geral; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Avenida Antonio Carlos, no.6627 Belo Horizonte MG 31270-901 Brazil
- Instituto SerraDiCal de Pesquisa e Conservação; Rua José Hemetério de Andrade, no.570 Belo Horizonte MG 30493-180 Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação; Departamento de Biologia Geral; Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Avenida Antonio Carlos, no.6627 Belo Horizonte MG 31270-901 Brazil
- Instituto SerraDiCal de Pesquisa e Conservação; Rua José Hemetério de Andrade, no.570 Belo Horizonte MG 30493-180 Brazil
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology; Colorado State University; Fort Collins CO 80523-1474 USA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology; Colorado State University; Fort Collins CO 80523-1474 USA
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- Programa Institucional de Bioengenharia; Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei; Rodovia MG 424 - km 47 Sete Lagoas MG 35701-970 Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia; Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto; Universidade de São Paulo; Avenida Bandeirantes, no. 3900 Ribeirão Preto SP 14040-901 Brazil
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Porfirio G, Santos FM, Foster V, Nascimento LF, Macedo GC, Barreto WTG, Fonseca C, Herrera HM. Terrestriality of Wild Sapajus cay (Illiger, 1815) as Revealed by Camera Traps. Folia Primatol (Basel) 2017; 88:1-8. [PMID: 28365688 DOI: 10.1159/000464148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Although primarily arboreal, the capuchin monkey (Sapajus cay) descends to the ground for several reasons. We used terrestrial records obtained by camera-trapping surveys to investigate seasonality in the terrestriality of capuchin monkeys, reasons to descend to the ground, and periods of the day when terrestriality was more pronounced. We carried out the study in the Urucum Massif, Brazilian Pantanal. We obtained data from 2 camera-trapping surveys carried out in the dry and rainy seasons. Terrestrial behaviours were categorized, and terrestrial activity patterns were described using a kernel density approach. We observed a seasonal effect on the frequency of terrestrial behaviours of capuchin monkeys, who used the ground more during the dry season. We identified 6 different types of terrestrial behaviour, but travelling (33.3%), foraging (23.3%), and drinking water (23.3%) were the most frequently observed. All records occurred during the day, with 2 peaks in terrestrial activity. Seasonal terrestriality was mainly linked to ecological needs during periods of scarce food and water.
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- Grasiela Porfirio
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais e Sustentabilidade Agropecuária, Universidade Católica Dom Bosco, Campo Grande, Brazil
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Lumetsberger T, Ghoddousi A, Appel A, Khorozyan I, Waltert M, Kiffner C. Re-evaluating models for estimating prey consumption by leopards. J Zool (1987) 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- T. Lumetsberger
- Workgroup on Endangered Species; J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Göttingen Germany
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- Workgroup on Endangered Species; J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Göttingen Germany
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- Wild Cat Network; Bad Marienberg Germany
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- Workgroup on Endangered Species; J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Göttingen Germany
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- Workgroup on Endangered Species; J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology; Georg-August-Universität Göttingen; Göttingen Germany
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- Center for Wildlife Management Studies; The School for Field Studies; Karatu Tanzania
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Arias-Alzate A, Botero C, Obando JM, Delgado-V CA. Un caso potencial de depredación de puercoespín (Coendou sp.) por Ocelote (Leopardus pardalis) en La Reserva Natural La Mesenia-Paramillo, Jardín, Antioquia. MAMMALOGY NOTES 2017. [DOI: 10.47603/manovol4n1.27-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aquí documentamos evidencia del posible consumo de un puercoespín (Coendou sp.) por un Ocelote en un bosque montano al suroeste de Antioquia, Colombia. Esto representa un registro notable en cuanto a un nuevo ítem alimentario (Coendou sp.) en la dieta del Ocelote en zonas de alta montaña en Colombia. La localidad de los registros está ubicada a 2.100 msnm en la Cordillera Occidental, en la Reserva Natural La MeseniaParamillo, del municipio de Jardín, al suroeste de Antioquia
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Schwartz JW, Hopkins ME, Hopkins SL. Group Prerelease Training Yields Positive Rehabilitation Outcomes Among Juvenile Mantled Howlers (Alouatta palliata). INT J PRIMATOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10764-016-9900-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ocelot Population Status in Protected Brazilian Atlantic Forest. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0141333. [PMID: 26560347 PMCID: PMC4641647 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Forest fragmentation and habitat loss are detrimental to top carnivores, such as jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor), but effects on mesocarnivores, such as ocelots (Leopardus pardalis), are less clear. Ocelots need native forests, but also might benefit from the local extirpation of larger cats such as pumas and jaguars through mesopredator release. We used a standardized camera trap protocol to assess ocelot populations in six protected areas of the Atlantic forest in southeastern Brazil where over 80% of forest remnants are < 50 ha. We tested whether variation in ocelot abundance could be explained by reserve size, forest cover, number of free-ranging domestic dogs and presence of top predators. Ocelot abundance was positively correlated with reserve size and the presence of top predators (jaguar and pumas) and negatively correlated with the number of dogs. We also found higher detection probabilities in less forested areas as compared to larger, intact forests. We suspect that smaller home ranges and higher movement rates in smaller, more degraded areas increased detection. Our data do not support the hypothesis of mesopredator release. Rather, our findings indicate that ocelots respond negatively to habitat loss, and thrive in large protected areas inhabited by top predators.
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