Diet of Culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus, Molina 1782): the role of non-native prey in a strongly seasonal environment of south-central Chile-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Diet of Culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus, Molina 1782): the role of non-native prey in a strongly seasonal environment of south-central Chile

Published:2020-11-30 Issue:2 Volume:85 Page:123-126
ISSN:1864-1547
Container-title:Mammalia
language:en
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Author:

Boris Castillo-Ravanal ¹,Vallejos-Garrido Paulo¹,Rodríguez-Serrano Enrique¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Laboratorio de Mastozoología, Departamento de Zoología , Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción , Barrio Universitario s/n, Casilla 160-C , Concepción , Chile

Abstract

Abstract In this study, we establish the seasonal variation of the Culpeo fox’s diet in a seasonal ecosystem of south-central Chile. By scat analyses, 21 prey taxa were identified, 16 were animal and five were plant species. Mammals (88.47%) were the main biomass contribution with small seasonal fluctuations. Plants contributed the most to the differences observed in all seasons since they showed very marked changes. We determined that the Culpeo fox inhabiting the Andes of south-central Chile feeds mainly on small non-native mammals all year round, and supplements its diet opportunistically from items whose abundance oscillates seasonally.

Funder

Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico

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-2019-0142/pdf

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