Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1016/j.mambio.2017.08.005 |
Factors affecting the selection of and displacement within core areas by female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico | |
Adriana Perez-Solano, Luz; Garcia-Feria, Luis M.; Gallina-Tessaro, Sonia | |
通讯作者 | Adriana Perez-Solano, Luz |
来源期刊 | MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY
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ISSN | 1616-5047 |
EISSN | 1618-1476 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 87页码:152-159 |
英文摘要 | Core activity areas are the most important sites within an animal’s home range as they contain the greatest density of critical resources. Because these areas are small and intensively used, they can affect the total distances covered by animals searching for resources. Our objective was to document which habitat variables affect core area selection by female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in an arid environment, and to learn which variables affect their displacement within these areas. Using radiotelemetry, from 2012 to 2014 we monitored seven female mule deer. We estimated their core areas, and with this information we identified and classified the location records as inside or outside of the core area. For each record, we also recorded variables related to time (month, time of day), environmental conditions (temperature, relative humidity), and habitat characteristics (plant association, distance to the nearest water body, slope), and used them to predict the presence of the deer in the core area using Classification and Regression Trees (CART). The same variables were analyzed using a GLM to determine which factors explain variations in displacement distance. The most important variable in core area selection was the distance to the nearest body of water (<933.71 m at the population level and <1375.11 m on average for individual deer), followed by two plant associations that included the dominant species Prosopis glandulosa, Pleuraphis mutica, Larrea tridentata, Opuntia rastrera and Fouquieria splendens in areas with a gentle slope or none. Displacement distances within the core area were shorter than those outside and were affected by time of day and month. Our results are the first to elucidate the use of the core area by female mule deer in the Chihuahuan Desert, and allow us to start understanding the connection between the habitat resources essential to the survival of these deer and their movement under desert conditions. (C) 2017 Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde. Published by Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Biosphere reserve Habitat Home range core area Movement Water availability |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Mexico |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000418474100019 |
WOS关键词 | WHITE-TAILED DEER ; AFFECTING HABITAT USE ; HOME-RANGE ; SYMPATRIC MULE ; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION ; LANDSCAPE ; MOVEMENTS ; BEHAVIOR ; ECOLOGY |
WOS类目 | Zoology |
WOS研究方向 | Zoology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/201041 |
作者单位 | Inst Ecol AC, Red Biol Conservac Vertebrados, Carretera Antigua Coatepec 351, Xalapa 91070, Veracruz, Mexico |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Adriana Perez-Solano, Luz,Garcia-Feria, Luis M.,Gallina-Tessaro, Sonia. Factors affecting the selection of and displacement within core areas by female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico[J],2017,87:152-159. |
APA | Adriana Perez-Solano, Luz,Garcia-Feria, Luis M.,&Gallina-Tessaro, Sonia.(2017).Factors affecting the selection of and displacement within core areas by female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico.MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY,87,152-159. |
MLA | Adriana Perez-Solano, Luz,et al."Factors affecting the selection of and displacement within core areas by female mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in the Chihuahuan Desert, Mexico".MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY 87(2017):152-159. |
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