Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina

Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a little-known South American felid. Here we report the first detailed data on its seasonal food habits in a protected area of the central Monte desert, Argentina. We collected and analyzed 182 scats, identifying a total of 441 prey items, with 2.4±1.5 pr...

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Autores principales:	Bisceglia, Silvina B.C., Pereira, Javier Adolfo, Quintana, Rubén Darío
Publicado:	2008
Materias:	Diet Felidae Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi Niche breadth Scats analysis diet felid minimum viable population niche breadth predator protected area rodent seasonal variation Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Akodon molinae Aves Calomys musculinus Mammalia Oncifelis geoffroyi Reptilia Rodentia Sigmodontinae Vertebrata
Acceso en línea:	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia
Aporte de:	Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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spelling	paper:paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia2023-06-08T15:11:03Z Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina Bisceglia, Silvina B.C. Pereira, Javier Adolfo Quintana, Rubén Darío Diet Felidae Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi Niche breadth Scats analysis diet felid minimum viable population niche breadth predator protected area rodent seasonal variation Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Akodon molinae Aves Calomys musculinus Felidae Mammalia Oncifelis geoffroyi Reptilia Rodentia Sigmodontinae Vertebrata Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a little-known South American felid. Here we report the first detailed data on its seasonal food habits in a protected area of the central Monte desert, Argentina. We collected and analyzed 182 scats, identifying a total of 441 prey items, with 2.4±1.5 prey items per scat (range=1-10). Our results confirm that, as with most other felids, Geoffroy's cat is a small-sized predator specialized in capturing vertebrates. Small mammals were the most frequent prey items, representing at least the 63.3% of the food items in each season. The Sigmodontinae rodents Akodon molinae and Calomys musculinus were the most important prey throughout the study period, whereas birds and reptiles were consumed mainly during warmer seasons. Seasonal differences in diet composition were higher between warmer and colder seasons, suggesting that diet composition is constrained by seasonal fluctuation and disponibility of prey. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Fil:Bisceglia, S.B.C. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Pereira, J.A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Quintana, R.D. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2008 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia
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topic	Diet Felidae Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi Niche breadth Scats analysis diet felid minimum viable population niche breadth predator protected area rodent seasonal variation Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Akodon molinae Aves Calomys musculinus Felidae Mammalia Oncifelis geoffroyi Reptilia Rodentia Sigmodontinae Vertebrata
spellingShingle	Diet Felidae Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi Niche breadth Scats analysis diet felid minimum viable population niche breadth predator protected area rodent seasonal variation Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Akodon molinae Aves Calomys musculinus Felidae Mammalia Oncifelis geoffroyi Reptilia Rodentia Sigmodontinae Vertebrata Bisceglia, Silvina B.C. Pereira, Javier Adolfo Quintana, Rubén Darío Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina
topic_facet	Diet Felidae Geoffroy's cat Leopardus geoffroyi Niche breadth Scats analysis diet felid minimum viable population niche breadth predator protected area rodent seasonal variation Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Akodon molinae Aves Calomys musculinus Felidae Mammalia Oncifelis geoffroyi Reptilia Rodentia Sigmodontinae Vertebrata
description	Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) is a little-known South American felid. Here we report the first detailed data on its seasonal food habits in a protected area of the central Monte desert, Argentina. We collected and analyzed 182 scats, identifying a total of 441 prey items, with 2.4±1.5 prey items per scat (range=1-10). Our results confirm that, as with most other felids, Geoffroy's cat is a small-sized predator specialized in capturing vertebrates. Small mammals were the most frequent prey items, representing at least the 63.3% of the food items in each season. The Sigmodontinae rodents Akodon molinae and Calomys musculinus were the most important prey throughout the study period, whereas birds and reptiles were consumed mainly during warmer seasons. Seasonal differences in diet composition were higher between warmer and colder seasons, suggesting that diet composition is constrained by seasonal fluctuation and disponibility of prey. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
author	Bisceglia, Silvina B.C. Pereira, Javier Adolfo Quintana, Rubén Darío
author_facet	Bisceglia, Silvina B.C. Pereira, Javier Adolfo Quintana, Rubén Darío
author_sort	Bisceglia, Silvina B.C.
title	Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina
title_short	Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina
title_full	Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina
title_fullStr	Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed	Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina
title_sort	food habits of geoffroy's cat (leopardus geoffroyi) in the central monte desert of argentina
publishDate	2008
url	https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v72_n6_p1120_Bisceglia
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Food habits of Geoffroy's cat (Leopardus geoffroyi) in the central Monte desert of Argentina

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