Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system

Autores
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Marino, J.; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; Lucherini, Mauro
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
The Pampas fox (Pseudalopex gymnocercus) is a generalist South American canid that adapts well to the human-dominated landscape of the Argentine pampas, which is largely converted to agriculture and pastures. However, little is known about its ranging behaviour and spatial organization in relict native grasslands. We captured and tracked 13 radio-tagged adult foxes between December 1998 and June 2005 in Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park, a protected area with a dense population of wild horses, an important food item for foxes. The home range of 10 adult males averaged 1.40 ± 0.96km 2 (mean ± sd; 95% minimum convex polygon, MCP) and was not significantly larger than that of three adult females, 1.20 ± 1.07km 2 (95% MCP). Evidence of individual's site fidelity over the study period is indicative of locally abundant food resources all year round. It is likely that the availability of horse carcasses is a main driver of the spatial organization of Pampas foxes in this population. Our population density estimate of 1.1-1.5 foxes per km 2 falls within the know range of population densities for Pampas foxes, and was close to the upper limit, as also expected from an abundant and aggregated food resource such as horse carrion. Reduced hunting pressures, however, may also contribute to explain the relatively high population densities of foxes in this protected area.
Fil: Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Marino, J.. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Casanave, Emma Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Lucherini, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Materia
ARGENTINA
CANIDAE
CARNIVORE
HOME RANGE
OVERLAP
PAMPAS
PSEUDALOPEX
Nivel de accesibilidad
acceso abierto
Condiciones de uso
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
Repositorio
CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Institución
Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
OAI Identificador
oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/117318
Acceder
id CONICETDig_13ec0b91ecde7a2b2c73d7bf95b6dd3e
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/117318
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible systemLuengos Vidal, Estela MarisSillero-Zubiri, ClaudioMarino, J.Casanave, Emma BeatrizLucherini, MauroARGENTINACANIDAECARNIVOREHOME RANGEOVERLAPPAMPASPSEUDALOPEXhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The Pampas fox (Pseudalopex gymnocercus) is a generalist South American canid that adapts well to the human-dominated landscape of the Argentine pampas, which is largely converted to agriculture and pastures. However, little is known about its ranging behaviour and spatial organization in relict native grasslands. We captured and tracked 13 radio-tagged adult foxes between December 1998 and June 2005 in Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park, a protected area with a dense population of wild horses, an important food item for foxes. The home range of 10 adult males averaged 1.40 ± 0.96km 2 (mean ± sd; 95% minimum convex polygon, MCP) and was not significantly larger than that of three adult females, 1.20 ± 1.07km 2 (95% MCP). Evidence of individual's site fidelity over the study period is indicative of locally abundant food resources all year round. It is likely that the availability of horse carcasses is a main driver of the spatial organization of Pampas foxes in this population. Our population density estimate of 1.1-1.5 foxes per km 2 falls within the know range of population densities for Pampas foxes, and was close to the upper limit, as also expected from an abundant and aggregated food resource such as horse carrion. Reduced hunting pressures, however, may also contribute to explain the relatively high population densities of foxes in this protected area.Fil: Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; ArgentinaFil: Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio. University of Oxford; Reino UnidoFil: Marino, J.. University of Oxford; Reino UnidoFil: Casanave, Emma Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; ArgentinaFil: Lucherini, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; ArgentinaWiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc2012-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/117318Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Marino, J.; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; Lucherini, Mauro; Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Journal Of Zoology; 287; 2; 6-2012; 133-1410952-8369CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00896.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00896.xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:10:21Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/117318instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 10:10:21.959CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
title Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
spellingShingle Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
ARGENTINA
CANIDAE
CARNIVORE
HOME RANGE
OVERLAP
PAMPAS
PSEUDALOPEX
title_short Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
title_full Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
title_fullStr Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
title_full_unstemmed Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
title_sort Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio
Marino, J.
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
Lucherini, Mauro
author Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
author_facet Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio
Marino, J.
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
Lucherini, Mauro
author_role author
author2 Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio
Marino, J.
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
Lucherini, Mauro
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
CANIDAE
CARNIVORE
HOME RANGE
OVERLAP
PAMPAS
PSEUDALOPEX
topic ARGENTINA
CANIDAE
CARNIVORE
HOME RANGE
OVERLAP
PAMPAS
PSEUDALOPEX
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The Pampas fox (Pseudalopex gymnocercus) is a generalist South American canid that adapts well to the human-dominated landscape of the Argentine pampas, which is largely converted to agriculture and pastures. However, little is known about its ranging behaviour and spatial organization in relict native grasslands. We captured and tracked 13 radio-tagged adult foxes between December 1998 and June 2005 in Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park, a protected area with a dense population of wild horses, an important food item for foxes. The home range of 10 adult males averaged 1.40 ± 0.96km 2 (mean ± sd; 95% minimum convex polygon, MCP) and was not significantly larger than that of three adult females, 1.20 ± 1.07km 2 (95% MCP). Evidence of individual's site fidelity over the study period is indicative of locally abundant food resources all year round. It is likely that the availability of horse carcasses is a main driver of the spatial organization of Pampas foxes in this population. Our population density estimate of 1.1-1.5 foxes per km 2 falls within the know range of population densities for Pampas foxes, and was close to the upper limit, as also expected from an abundant and aggregated food resource such as horse carrion. Reduced hunting pressures, however, may also contribute to explain the relatively high population densities of foxes in this protected area.
Fil: Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Marino, J.. University of Oxford; Reino Unido
Fil: Casanave, Emma Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
Fil: Lucherini, Mauro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia; Argentina
description The Pampas fox (Pseudalopex gymnocercus) is a generalist South American canid that adapts well to the human-dominated landscape of the Argentine pampas, which is largely converted to agriculture and pastures. However, little is known about its ranging behaviour and spatial organization in relict native grasslands. We captured and tracked 13 radio-tagged adult foxes between December 1998 and June 2005 in Ernesto Tornquist Provincial Park, a protected area with a dense population of wild horses, an important food item for foxes. The home range of 10 adult males averaged 1.40 ± 0.96km 2 (mean ± sd; 95% minimum convex polygon, MCP) and was not significantly larger than that of three adult females, 1.20 ± 1.07km 2 (95% MCP). Evidence of individual's site fidelity over the study period is indicative of locally abundant food resources all year round. It is likely that the availability of horse carcasses is a main driver of the spatial organization of Pampas foxes in this population. Our population density estimate of 1.1-1.5 foxes per km 2 falls within the know range of population densities for Pampas foxes, and was close to the upper limit, as also expected from an abundant and aggregated food resource such as horse carrion. Reduced hunting pressures, however, may also contribute to explain the relatively high population densities of foxes in this protected area.
publishDate 2012
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2012-06
dc.type.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501
info:ar-repo/semantics/articulo
format article
status_str publishedVersion
dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv http://hdl.handle.net/11336/117318
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Marino, J.; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; Lucherini, Mauro; Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Journal Of Zoology; 287; 2; 6-2012; 133-141
0952-8369
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/117318
identifier_str_mv Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio; Marino, J.; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; Lucherini, Mauro; Spatial organization of the Pampas fox in a grassland relict of central Argentina: A flexible system; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Journal Of Zoology; 287; 2; 6-2012; 133-141
0952-8369
CONICET Digital
CONICET
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00896.x
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00896.x
dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
eu_rights_str_mv openAccess
rights_invalid_str_mv https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
dc.format.none.fl_str_mv application/pdf
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
publisher.none.fl_str_mv Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
dc.source.none.fl_str_mv reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
reponame_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
collection CONICET Digital (CONICET)
instname_str Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.name.fl_str_mv CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
repository.mail.fl_str_mv dasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.ar
_version_ 1844613992421523456
score 13.070432

Publicaciones similares