Group composition and activity patterns of brown-nosed coatis in savanna fragments, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Emj. Costa²  Ra. Mauro¹  Jsv. Silva¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul Departamento de Biologia Laboratório de EcologiaGrande MS ,Brazil

关键词: Nasua nasua;    savannah fragment;    seasonality;    Nasua nasua;    fragmento de cerrado;    sazonalidade;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842009000500002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The Parque Estadual do Prosa (PEP), in Campo Grande, MS, is an urban fragment of savanna (cerrado) and tall savanna woodland (cerradão), with an area of 1,335 km², where the population density of brown-nosed coatis is 33.71 individuals/km². Our results suggest that seasonality at the PEP causes changes in the availability of resources for coatis, altering their home range areas, their dispersion patterns and their daily behaviour. And our observations regarding male-band associations, agonistic interactions between bands and their daily behaviour emphasize the plasticity of coati social structure, and its potential for future comparative studies.

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