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Home range and activity patterns of Conepatus semistriatus (Carnivora, Mephitidae) in Emas National Park, Brazil

2014; Brill; Volume: 64; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/15707563-00002436

ISSN

1570-7563

Autores

Gitana Nunes Cavalcanti, Luis Diego Alfaro, Flávio Henrique Guimarães Rodrigues,

Tópico(s)

Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation

Resumo

Skunks (Mephitidae) have not been well studied throughout the Neotropics. In Brazil there is a general lack of data on the ecology, behavior, distribution, systematics, morphology and biogeographic patterns of the two species occurring in the country ( Conepatus semistriatus and C. chinga ). The focus of this study was on understanding the home range and activity patterns of C. semistriatus . Field research was conducted in the Emas National Park, where three skunks with radio-collars were located on 157 separate occasions. The observed patterns of activity indicate that the species is predominantly nocturnal, with a great expenditure of time on foraging. Temperature had a direct influence on the animal’s behavior, but there was no apparent influence of light on activity patterns. Average home range areas were 1.39 ± 0.87 km 2 (Minimum Convex Polygon method) and 0.69 ± 0.25 km 2 (Local Convex Hull method). There was high home range overlap between individuals, 0.27 km 2 based on the Minimum Convex Polygon method, at sites with easy access to resources.

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