Distribution, habitat association, and activity platterns of medium and large sized mammals of Sohora, Mexico

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:54Z
Fecha de publicación2004-01-01
ResumenDespite the proximity of Sonora, Mexico, to the United States, the mammalian fauna of Sonora has been poorly investigated, and many of the biological and ecological characteristics of these animals remain unknown. From July 1999 to August 2001, we carried out a mammalian inventory using camera traps surveys in order to provide information on the occurrence, distribution, habitat association, and activity patterns of medium and large-sized terrestrial mammals in the three major habitat types of the Sierra Madre Occidental foothills in east-central Sonora: (1) Sinaloan thornscrub (ST), (2) Oak woodland (OW), and (3) thorn scrub-woodland ecotones (TW). Over 2348 trap-nights, we obtained 897 photographic records, documenting 18 species of wild mammals. White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), mountain lion (Puma concolor), and coyote (Canis latrans) were the most frequently recorded and widely distributed species. In addition, we documented the presence of two endangered species, the jaguar (Panthera onca) and ocelot (Leopardus pardalis), as well as a threatened species, the badger (Taxidea taxus).es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/4734
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialNATURAL AREAS ASSOCes_ES
RelaciónNatural Areas Journales_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteNatural Areas Journal
Palabra claveactivity patternses_ES
Palabra clavedistributiones_ES
Palabra clavehabitat associationes_ES
Palabra clavemammalses_ES
Palabra claveSonoraes_ES
Palabra claveMexicoes_ES
TítuloDistribution, habitat association, and activity platterns of medium and large sized mammals of Sohora, Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorPiña, GPL
AutorGamez, RAC
AutorGonzález, CAL
AutorPiña, GPLes_ES
AutorGamez, RACes_ES
AutorGonzález, CALes_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número4es_ES
Rango de páginas354-357es_ES
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen24es_ES

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