Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland

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Manfredi, Matilde Claudia; Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Castillo, Diego Fabián; Lucherini, Mauro; Casanave, Emma Beatriz
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2012
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This study examined the spatial ecology of Geoffroy's cats, Leopardus geoffroyi, living in a protected area surrounded by croplands in the Argentine grasslands. A total of six different adults were marked with 14 radio-collars from 2001 to 2005 but only three (one female and two males) produced a meaningful amount of data (54-135 positions). Total home range size was 8.83 ± 1.58 km 2 (100 % Minimum Convex Polygon) and 7.27 ± 2.23 km 2 (90 % Fixed Kernel). Core areas averaged 1.46 ± 0.84 km 2 . Geoffroy's cats most frequently used Exotic Woodland areas followed by Rocky and Agricultural areas. All cats clearly avoided natural habitats and selected Exotic Woodland at the two levels of selection examined: within the study area and within home ranges. In our study area, Geoffroy's cats ' home ranges were larger than all those previously recorded in natural areas. The Geoffroy's cat preference for Exotic Wood patches and avoidance of natural grasslands was likely due to the degradation of natural habitats caused by a dense population of feral horses. We also argue that woodlands can play an important role in the ecology of this species, either as refuge, hunting area or for territorial marking, regardless of their origin.
Fil: Manfredi, Matilde Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Castillo, Diego Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; 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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
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RADIO-TRACKING
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spelling Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grasslandManfredi, Matilde ClaudiaLuengos Vidal, Estela MarisCastillo, Diego FabiánLucherini, MauroCasanave, Emma BeatrizARGENTINAFELIDSHABITAT MODIFICATIONRADIO-TRACKINGSPATIAL ECOLOGYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1This study examined the spatial ecology of Geoffroy's cats, Leopardus geoffroyi, living in a protected area surrounded by croplands in the Argentine grasslands. A total of six different adults were marked with 14 radio-collars from 2001 to 2005 but only three (one female and two males) produced a meaningful amount of data (54-135 positions). Total home range size was 8.83 ± 1.58 km 2 (100 % Minimum Convex Polygon) and 7.27 ± 2.23 km 2 (90 % Fixed Kernel). Core areas averaged 1.46 ± 0.84 km 2 . Geoffroy's cats most frequently used Exotic Woodland areas followed by Rocky and Agricultural areas. All cats clearly avoided natural habitats and selected Exotic Woodland at the two levels of selection examined: within the study area and within home ranges. In our study area, Geoffroy's cats ' home ranges were larger than all those previously recorded in natural areas. The Geoffroy's cat preference for Exotic Wood patches and avoidance of natural grasslands was likely due to the degradation of natural habitats caused by a dense population of feral horses. We also argue that woodlands can play an important role in the ecology of this species, either as refuge, hunting area or for territorial marking, regardless of their origin.Fil: Manfredi, Matilde Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; ArgentinaFil: 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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Castillo, Diego Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; 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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; ArgentinaFil: 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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; ArgentinaDe Gruyter2012-02info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/117332Manfredi, Matilde Claudia; Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris; Castillo, Diego Fabián; Lucherini, Mauro; Casanave, Emma Beatriz; Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland; De Gruyter; Mammalia; 76; 1; 2-2012; 105-1080025-14611864-1547CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/mamm/76/1/article-p105.xmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2011-0039info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-10-15T14:37:39Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/117332instacron: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:34982025-10-15 14:37:40.09CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
title Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
spellingShingle Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
Manfredi, Matilde Claudia
ARGENTINA
FELIDS
HABITAT MODIFICATION
RADIO-TRACKING
SPATIAL ECOLOGY
title_short Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
title_full Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
title_fullStr Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
title_full_unstemmed Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
title_sort Home range size and habitat selection of Geoffroy’s cat (Leopardus geoffroyi, Felidae, Carnivora) in the pampas grassland
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Manfredi, Matilde Claudia
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Castillo, Diego Fabián
Lucherini, Mauro
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
author Manfredi, Matilde Claudia
author_facet Manfredi, Matilde Claudia
Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Castillo, Diego Fabián
Lucherini, Mauro
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
author_role author
author2 Luengos Vidal, Estela Maris
Castillo, Diego Fabián
Lucherini, Mauro
Casanave, Emma Beatriz
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ARGENTINA
FELIDS
HABITAT MODIFICATION
RADIO-TRACKING
SPATIAL ECOLOGY
topic ARGENTINA
FELIDS
HABITAT MODIFICATION
RADIO-TRACKING
SPATIAL ECOLOGY
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv This study examined the spatial ecology of Geoffroy's cats, Leopardus geoffroyi, living in a protected area surrounded by croplands in the Argentine grasslands. A total of six different adults were marked with 14 radio-collars from 2001 to 2005 but only three (one female and two males) produced a meaningful amount of data (54-135 positions). Total home range size was 8.83 ± 1.58 km 2 (100 % Minimum Convex Polygon) and 7.27 ± 2.23 km 2 (90 % Fixed Kernel). Core areas averaged 1.46 ± 0.84 km 2 . Geoffroy's cats most frequently used Exotic Woodland areas followed by Rocky and Agricultural areas. All cats clearly avoided natural habitats and selected Exotic Woodland at the two levels of selection examined: within the study area and within home ranges. In our study area, Geoffroy's cats ' home ranges were larger than all those previously recorded in natural areas. The Geoffroy's cat preference for Exotic Wood patches and avoidance of natural grasslands was likely due to the degradation of natural habitats caused by a dense population of feral horses. We also argue that woodlands can play an important role in the ecology of this species, either as refuge, hunting area or for territorial marking, regardless of their origin.
Fil: Manfredi, Matilde Claudia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
Fil: Castillo, Diego Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Bahía Blanca; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Departamento de Biología, Bioquímica y Farmacia. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; 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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
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. Cátedra de Fisiología Animal; Argentina
description This study examined the spatial ecology of Geoffroy's cats, Leopardus geoffroyi, living in a protected area surrounded by croplands in the Argentine grasslands. A total of six different adults were marked with 14 radio-collars from 2001 to 2005 but only three (one female and two males) produced a meaningful amount of data (54-135 positions). Total home range size was 8.83 ± 1.58 km 2 (100 % Minimum Convex Polygon) and 7.27 ± 2.23 km 2 (90 % Fixed Kernel). Core areas averaged 1.46 ± 0.84 km 2 . Geoffroy's cats most frequently used Exotic Woodland areas followed by Rocky and Agricultural areas. All cats clearly avoided natural habitats and selected Exotic Woodland at the two levels of selection examined: within the study area and within home ranges. In our study area, Geoffroy's cats ' home ranges were larger than all those previously recorded in natural areas. The Geoffroy's cat preference for Exotic Wood patches and avoidance of natural grasslands was likely due to the degradation of natural habitats caused by a dense population of feral horses. We also argue that woodlands can play an important role in the ecology of this species, either as refuge, hunting area or for territorial marking, regardless of their origin.
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