| Information obtained from carnivorous´ scats when used for determining faunal composition in different habitats could be confusing if the carnivore does not depose its feces in the same habitat it is feeding or if the prey's home range is larger than the fox´s foraging habitat. In this study, the use of the presence and frequency of mammalian hair in the feces of the South American grey fox, Pseudalopex griseus, are proposed as indicators of the micro- and mesofaunal composition in two habitats (Creosote bush flats and Sierra) in a semidesert environment in central Argentina. These results are then compared to faunal composition determined by live trapping and tracks. The microfauna present was confirmed by using Sherman live traps, while the mesofauna was... |
