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Soler,Lucía; Lucherini,Mauro; Manfredi,Claudia; Ciuccio,Mariano; Casanave,Emma B.. |
Little is known about the use of feces in scent marking by small wildcats. We analyzed the characteristics of 357 Geoffroy's cat, Leopardus geoffroyi, defecation sites in five protected areas of Argentina. Defecation sites were mainly found in trees (47.6%) or on the ground (38.1%), and the frequency of occurrence of the types of sites differed between areas. Almost half (47.3%) of defecation sites were latrines, with 6.1 ± 3.6 (mean ± SD) feces each. Geoffroy's cats were flexible in the choice of defecation sites, but mainly deposited feces in latrines located in conspicuous sites. These results suggest that Geoffroy's cats use feces in olfactory/visual communication. |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Carnivores; Felids; Latrines; Scent marking. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0327-93832009000200024 |
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Magioli,Marcelo; Ferraz,Katia Maria P. M de Barros. |
Abstract The jaguarundi (Puma yagouaroundi) is the second most widespread carnivore of the Americas, and considered a threatened species in Brazil. However, most of its ecology is unknown, and few information is available about species that may act as its predator. In this study we present evidence of the predation of a jaguarundi by puma (Puma concolor) in a protected area (Carlos Botelho State Park) in the state of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. We collected fecal samples in trails and dirt roads in the study area, and by using hair cuticle imprints and medullar patterns, we identified a puma scat containing hair and claws of a jaguarundi. Pumas usually consume carnivores, but the presence of felids is uncommon, especially in Brazil. This could be... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Intraguild predation; Trophic interactions; Diet; Felids; Feces. |
Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032018000100501 |
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