TY - JOUR
T1 - Abundance and activity patterns of medium-sized felids (Felidae, Carnivora) In Southeastern Mexico
AU - Pérez-Irineo, Gabriela
AU - Santos-Moreno, Antonio
PY - 2016/3
Y1 - 2016/3
N2 - We compared abundance and activity patterns of medium-sized felids in the neotropics. We used 29 camera traps to record species in the region of Los Chimalapas, Oaxaca, Mexico, during 2011-2013. We estimated population size with the capture-recapture model (Cormack-Jolly-Seber model). We assessed the differences in activity patterns between species through the Mardia-Watson-Wheeler test. Leopardus pardalis, Leopardus wiedii, and Puma yagouaroundi were recorded by cameras. The population size of L. wiedii was high in comparison with L. pardalis, which presented a medium abundance compared to other regions. Puma yagouaroundi individuals were relatively rare, likely due to a difference in habitat selection. We provide evidence that in the southeastern region of Mexico there is a significant L. wiedii population despite the presence of L. pardalis.
AB - We compared abundance and activity patterns of medium-sized felids in the neotropics. We used 29 camera traps to record species in the region of Los Chimalapas, Oaxaca, Mexico, during 2011-2013. We estimated population size with the capture-recapture model (Cormack-Jolly-Seber model). We assessed the differences in activity patterns between species through the Mardia-Watson-Wheeler test. Leopardus pardalis, Leopardus wiedii, and Puma yagouaroundi were recorded by cameras. The population size of L. wiedii was high in comparison with L. pardalis, which presented a medium abundance compared to other regions. Puma yagouaroundi individuals were relatively rare, likely due to a difference in habitat selection. We provide evidence that in the southeastern region of Mexico there is a significant L. wiedii population despite the presence of L. pardalis.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84964789022&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1894/0038-4909-61.1.33
DO - 10.1894/0038-4909-61.1.33
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0038-4909
VL - 61
SP - 33
EP - 39
JO - Southwestern Naturalist
JF - Southwestern Naturalist
IS - 1
ER -