Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape

Autores
Campos, Valeria Evelin; Giannoni, Stella Maris
Año de publicación
2013
Idioma
inglés
Tipo de recurso
artículo
Estado
versión publicada
Descripción
The viscacha rat Octomys mimax is endemic to western Argentina; it inhabits lowland deserts and uses rocky crevices as resting sites. The aim of this study was to assess macrohabitat selection relative to the occurrence of rocky crevices and to evaluate seasonal variations in macrohabitats selected by this rodent in Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Random locations were classified as used or available based on signs recorded in rocky crevices. We confirmed the absence of the viscacha rat in macrohabitats with sandy or silty substrates. We provide new records of viscacha rat in creosote bush scrub, the most abundant macrohabitat of the Monte Desert. This result extends the known range of macrohabitat use for this species. The viscacha rat increased the number of rocky crevices used in the dry season, probably because the species increased its foraging area due to the low food resource abundance. Another possible reason is an increase in density due to new births and dispersal of young in this season. The present study highlights the importance of considering signs of presence for species with low capturability as well as of collecting data throughout multiple seasons for a better understanding of habitat selection and species distribution.
Fil: Campos, Valeria Evelin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina
Fil: Giannoni, Stella Maris. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
Materia
Habitat Selection
Monte Desert
Endemic Mammals
Desert Rodent
Rock-Dwelling Mammal
Signs
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:11336/23883
Acceder
id CONICETDig_daa42efdf8d031d0d1bb321b71d283dc
oai_identifier_str oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/23883
network_acronym_str CONICETDig
repository_id_str 3498
network_name_str CONICET Digital (CONICET)
spelling Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscapeCampos, Valeria EvelinGiannoni, Stella MarisHabitat SelectionMonte DesertEndemic MammalsDesert RodentRock-Dwelling MammalSignshttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The viscacha rat Octomys mimax is endemic to western Argentina; it inhabits lowland deserts and uses rocky crevices as resting sites. The aim of this study was to assess macrohabitat selection relative to the occurrence of rocky crevices and to evaluate seasonal variations in macrohabitats selected by this rodent in Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Random locations were classified as used or available based on signs recorded in rocky crevices. We confirmed the absence of the viscacha rat in macrohabitats with sandy or silty substrates. We provide new records of viscacha rat in creosote bush scrub, the most abundant macrohabitat of the Monte Desert. This result extends the known range of macrohabitat use for this species. The viscacha rat increased the number of rocky crevices used in the dry season, probably because the species increased its foraging area due to the low food resource abundance. Another possible reason is an increase in density due to new births and dispersal of young in this season. The present study highlights the importance of considering signs of presence for species with low capturability as well as of collecting data throughout multiple seasons for a better understanding of habitat selection and species distribution.Fil: Campos, Valeria Evelin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; ArgentinaFil: Giannoni, Stella Maris. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaDe Gruyter2013-05info: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/11336/23883Campos, Valeria Evelin; Giannoni, Stella Maris; Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape; De Gruyter; Mammalia; 78; 2; 5-2013; 223-2270025-1461CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.2014.78.issue-2/mammalia-2013-0078/mammalia-2013-0078.xmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/ 10.1515/mammalia-2013-0078info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:39:53Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/23883instacron: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 09:39:53.35CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
title Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
spellingShingle Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
Campos, Valeria Evelin
Habitat Selection
Monte Desert
Endemic Mammals
Desert Rodent
Rock-Dwelling Mammal
Signs
title_short Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
title_full Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
title_fullStr Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
title_full_unstemmed Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
title_sort Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Campos, Valeria Evelin
Giannoni, Stella Maris
author Campos, Valeria Evelin
author_facet Campos, Valeria Evelin
Giannoni, Stella Maris
author_role author
author2 Giannoni, Stella Maris
author2_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Habitat Selection
Monte Desert
Endemic Mammals
Desert Rodent
Rock-Dwelling Mammal
Signs
topic Habitat Selection
Monte Desert
Endemic Mammals
Desert Rodent
Rock-Dwelling Mammal
Signs
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 viscacha rat Octomys mimax is endemic to western Argentina; it inhabits lowland deserts and uses rocky crevices as resting sites. The aim of this study was to assess macrohabitat selection relative to the occurrence of rocky crevices and to evaluate seasonal variations in macrohabitats selected by this rodent in Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Random locations were classified as used or available based on signs recorded in rocky crevices. We confirmed the absence of the viscacha rat in macrohabitats with sandy or silty substrates. We provide new records of viscacha rat in creosote bush scrub, the most abundant macrohabitat of the Monte Desert. This result extends the known range of macrohabitat use for this species. The viscacha rat increased the number of rocky crevices used in the dry season, probably because the species increased its foraging area due to the low food resource abundance. Another possible reason is an increase in density due to new births and dispersal of young in this season. The present study highlights the importance of considering signs of presence for species with low capturability as well as of collecting data throughout multiple seasons for a better understanding of habitat selection and species distribution.
Fil: Campos, Valeria Evelin. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina
Fil: Giannoni, Stella Maris. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description The viscacha rat Octomys mimax is endemic to western Argentina; it inhabits lowland deserts and uses rocky crevices as resting sites. The aim of this study was to assess macrohabitat selection relative to the occurrence of rocky crevices and to evaluate seasonal variations in macrohabitats selected by this rodent in Ischigualasto Provincial Park, San Juan, Argentina. Random locations were classified as used or available based on signs recorded in rocky crevices. We confirmed the absence of the viscacha rat in macrohabitats with sandy or silty substrates. We provide new records of viscacha rat in creosote bush scrub, the most abundant macrohabitat of the Monte Desert. This result extends the known range of macrohabitat use for this species. The viscacha rat increased the number of rocky crevices used in the dry season, probably because the species increased its foraging area due to the low food resource abundance. Another possible reason is an increase in density due to new births and dispersal of young in this season. The present study highlights the importance of considering signs of presence for species with low capturability as well as of collecting data throughout multiple seasons for a better understanding of habitat selection and species distribution.
publishDate 2013
dc.date.none.fl_str_mv 2013-05
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/11336/23883
Campos, Valeria Evelin; Giannoni, Stella Maris; Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape; De Gruyter; Mammalia; 78; 2; 5-2013; 223-227
0025-1461
CONICET Digital
CONICET
url http://hdl.handle.net/11336/23883
identifier_str_mv Campos, Valeria Evelin; Giannoni, Stella Maris; Habitat selection by the viscacha rat (Octomys mimax, Rodentia: Octodontidae) in a spatially heterogeneous landscape; De Gruyter; Mammalia; 78; 2; 5-2013; 223-227
0025-1461
CONICET Digital
CONICET
dc.language.none.fl_str_mv eng
language eng
dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mamm.2014.78.issue-2/mammalia-2013-0078/mammalia-2013-0078.xml
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/ 10.1515/mammalia-2013-0078
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
application/pdf
dc.publisher.none.fl_str_mv De Gruyter
publisher.none.fl_str_mv De Gruyter
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_ 1844613261766426624
score 13.070432

Publicaciones similares