Social ecology of the white-lipped peccary (tayassu pecari) in Calakmul forest, Campeche, México
The white-lipped peccary (WLP) is a social ungulate that forms the largest groups documented for any tropical forest ungulate species. In the last 20 years WLP have become increasingly rare in Mexico and Central America and several researchers have suggested that more frequent reporting of smaller groups is related to an increased hunting pressure. Here I studied patterns of movement, home range size, and habitat preferences of WLP in a seasonally dry tropical forest, the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) in Yucatan Peninsula, Southern Mexico. Additionally, I presented information relevant to the conservation of this species like group sizes and structure, breeding season, population density and hunting patterns of WLP for the Calakmul region of southern Mexico. Home range was among the largest reported ever on the literature for this species. White-lipped peccary preferred ponds, medium semi-perennial forest and low-flooded forest while avoided low-dry forest. Peccaries moved over a large range in the wet season and they performed long movements seasonally.
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| Format: | Texto biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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Florida University of Florida
2007
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| Subjects: | Tayassu pecari, Hábitat (Ecología), Población animal, Frosur, |
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| Summary: | The white-lipped peccary (WLP) is a social ungulate that forms the largest groups documented for any tropical forest ungulate species. In the last 20 years WLP have become increasingly rare in Mexico and Central America and several researchers have suggested that more frequent reporting of smaller groups is related to an increased hunting pressure. Here I studied patterns of movement, home range size, and habitat preferences of WLP in a seasonally dry tropical forest, the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (CBR) in Yucatan Peninsula, Southern Mexico. Additionally, I presented information relevant to the conservation of this species like group sizes and structure, breeding season, population density and hunting patterns of WLP for the Calakmul region of southern Mexico. Home range was among the largest reported ever on the literature for this species. White-lipped peccary preferred ponds, medium semi-perennial forest and low-flooded forest while avoided low-dry forest. Peccaries moved over a large range in the wet season and they performed long movements seasonally. |
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