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| Tellaeche, C.G. | |
| Ecologia y uso del espacio de dos especies de f‚lidos, Gato Andino y Gato del Pajonal en la regi¢n Altoandina, Prov. de Jujuy | |
| 2015 Full Book | |
The Andean and Pampas cat (_Leopardus jacobita _and _L. colocolo_) are two closely related small felids sharing a number of ecological and morphological characteristics. The Andean cat shares all its distribution range with the Pampas cat and is affected by the same conservation threats within that area. The IUCN categorizes the Andean cat as Endangered and the Pampas cat as Near Threatened. Both species are poorly known, although in the last years there was an increase in the amount of studies focused on them. This study aims to compare basic aspects of the ecology of these two felids in an area of the high Andes of Jujuy province, Argentina. The main objectives of this thesis were: test a capture and sedation protocol; describe morphometrically a sample of individuals of the two species; determine the home range size of specimens of both felids; evaluate the spatial overlap between the two species and analyze their habitat use. To accomplish these objectives, the principal methodologies used in the study were live- captures, radiotelemetry, and camera trapping. |
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