Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina

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Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina; Pereira, Javier Adolfo; Teta, Pablo Vicente; Quintana, Ruben Dario
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2011
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Small mammals usually constitute the main prey for Leopardus geoffroyi throughout its distribution. We studied the patterns of small rodent selection by this felid in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina, addressing whether prey choice may be related to the availability, morphology, and distribution of the different rodent species. Cat's diet was studied during 2005-2006 through the analysis of 182 scats, along with field estimates of rodent abundances from trapping. The cricetine rodents Akodon molinae and Calomys musculinus were predated according to the availability expected by trapping, indicating that their use was opportunistic. Akodon azarae and Graomys griseoflavus, on one hand, and Eligmodontia typus, on the other hand, were consumed in lower and higher proportion than their availabilities, respectively. Our results suggest that some cricetine rodent characteristics such as abundance, escape ability, microhabitat use, and activity period, appear to be potential factors contributing to differential vulnerability to predation by Geoffroy's cat in central Argentina.
Fil: Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Pereira, Javier Adolfo. Asociación para la Conservación y el Estudio de la Naturaleza; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Teta, Pablo Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; Argentina
Fil: Quintana, Ruben Dario. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Leopardus Geoffroyi
Monte Desert
Prey Selection
Prey Vulnerability
Small Rodents
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spelling Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central ArgentinaBisceglia, Silvina Beatriz CatalinaPereira, Javier AdolfoTeta, Pablo VicenteQuintana, Ruben DarioLeopardus GeoffroyiMonte DesertPrey SelectionPrey VulnerabilitySmall Rodentshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Small mammals usually constitute the main prey for Leopardus geoffroyi throughout its distribution. We studied the patterns of small rodent selection by this felid in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina, addressing whether prey choice may be related to the availability, morphology, and distribution of the different rodent species. Cat's diet was studied during 2005-2006 through the analysis of 182 scats, along with field estimates of rodent abundances from trapping. The cricetine rodents Akodon molinae and Calomys musculinus were predated according to the availability expected by trapping, indicating that their use was opportunistic. Akodon azarae and Graomys griseoflavus, on one hand, and Eligmodontia typus, on the other hand, were consumed in lower and higher proportion than their availabilities, respectively. Our results suggest that some cricetine rodent characteristics such as abundance, escape ability, microhabitat use, and activity period, appear to be potential factors contributing to differential vulnerability to predation by Geoffroy's cat in central Argentina.Fil: Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pereira, Javier Adolfo. Asociación para la Conservación y el Estudio de la Naturaleza; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Teta, Pablo Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; ArgentinaFil: Quintana, Ruben Dario. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaAcademic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd2011-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/68248Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina; Pereira, Javier Adolfo; Teta, Pablo Vicente; Quintana, Ruben Dario; Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Arid Environments; 75; 11; 11-2011; 1024-10280140-1963CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0140196311001601info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2011.03.016info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T10:09:56Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/68248instacron: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 10:09:57.204CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
title Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
spellingShingle Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina
Leopardus Geoffroyi
Monte Desert
Prey Selection
Prey Vulnerability
Small Rodents
title_short Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
title_full Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
title_fullStr Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
title_sort Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina
Pereira, Javier Adolfo
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Quintana, Ruben Dario
author Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina
author_facet Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina
Pereira, Javier Adolfo
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Quintana, Ruben Dario
author_role author
author2 Pereira, Javier Adolfo
Teta, Pablo Vicente
Quintana, Ruben Dario
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Leopardus Geoffroyi
Monte Desert
Prey Selection
Prey Vulnerability
Small Rodents
topic Leopardus Geoffroyi
Monte Desert
Prey Selection
Prey Vulnerability
Small Rodents
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Small mammals usually constitute the main prey for Leopardus geoffroyi throughout its distribution. We studied the patterns of small rodent selection by this felid in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina, addressing whether prey choice may be related to the availability, morphology, and distribution of the different rodent species. Cat's diet was studied during 2005-2006 through the analysis of 182 scats, along with field estimates of rodent abundances from trapping. The cricetine rodents Akodon molinae and Calomys musculinus were predated according to the availability expected by trapping, indicating that their use was opportunistic. Akodon azarae and Graomys griseoflavus, on one hand, and Eligmodontia typus, on the other hand, were consumed in lower and higher proportion than their availabilities, respectively. Our results suggest that some cricetine rodent characteristics such as abundance, escape ability, microhabitat use, and activity period, appear to be potential factors contributing to differential vulnerability to predation by Geoffroy's cat in central Argentina.
Fil: Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Pereira, Javier Adolfo. Asociación para la Conservación y el Estudio de la Naturaleza; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Fil: Teta, Pablo Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”; Argentina
Fil: Quintana, Ruben Dario. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ecología, Genética y Evolución; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Small mammals usually constitute the main prey for Leopardus geoffroyi throughout its distribution. We studied the patterns of small rodent selection by this felid in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina, addressing whether prey choice may be related to the availability, morphology, and distribution of the different rodent species. Cat's diet was studied during 2005-2006 through the analysis of 182 scats, along with field estimates of rodent abundances from trapping. The cricetine rodents Akodon molinae and Calomys musculinus were predated according to the availability expected by trapping, indicating that their use was opportunistic. Akodon azarae and Graomys griseoflavus, on one hand, and Eligmodontia typus, on the other hand, were consumed in lower and higher proportion than their availabilities, respectively. Our results suggest that some cricetine rodent characteristics such as abundance, escape ability, microhabitat use, and activity period, appear to be potential factors contributing to differential vulnerability to predation by Geoffroy's cat in central Argentina.
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Bisceglia, Silvina Beatriz Catalina; Pereira, Javier Adolfo; Teta, Pablo Vicente; Quintana, Ruben Dario; Rodent selection by Geoffroy's cats in a semi-arid scrubland of central Argentina; Academic Press Ltd - Elsevier Science Ltd; Journal of Arid Environments; 75; 11; 11-2011; 1024-1028
0140-1963
CONICET Digital
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