A pilot study of the use of dry dog food as an alternative attractant in mesocarnivore studies-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A pilot study of the use of dry dog food as an alternative attractant in mesocarnivore studies

Published:2021-05-13 Issue:5 Volume:85 Page:422-427
ISSN:0025-1461
Container-title:Mammalia
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Author:

Grajera Joan¹,Vilella Marc¹,Torre Ignasi¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers , c/ Francesc Macià 51, 08402 Granollers , Barcelona , Spain

Abstract

Abstract Dry dog food is a potential attractant for carnivores, but it is scarcely used in mesocarnivore studies. We tested its efficiency by placing 50 independent sampling stations consisting in trios of camera traps baited with either dry dog food and valerian extract and a control without any attractant. We obtained 84 independent contacts including 39 mesocarnivore sightings in 150 camera-night samples. Community composition estimates were affected by attractants: diversity was higher and dominance smaller when using dry dog food than when using valerian extract. Dry dog food elicited three times more contacts than control cameras (mean ± SE = 0.48 ± 0.04 vs 0.15 ± 0.02 contacts/camera). Our results suggest the potential efficiency of dry dog food as an alternative attractant, either alone or used in combination with other traditional inedible baits in mesocarnivore studies.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Link

https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0056/pdf

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