Survival of radiocollared adult leopard cats Prionailurus bengalensis in Thailand

被引:9
作者
Haines, AM [1 ]
Grassman, LI [1 ]
Tewes, ME [1 ]
机构
[1] Texas A&I Univ, Feline Res Program, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Res Inst, Kingsville, TX 78363 USA
来源
ACTA THERIOLOGICA | 2004年 / 49卷 / 03期
关键词
Prionailurus bengalensis; felid; survival; tropical; radio-telemetry; anthropogenic effects;
D O I
10.1007/BF03192533
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
From December 1999 to December 2002, we radiocollared 25 adult (17 M, 8 F) leopard cats Prionailurus bengalensis Kerr, 1792 in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. We found no difference in annual survival rate between adult males (0.96 +/- 0.05) and females (0.87 +/- 0.13), and we found no difference in mean seasonal survival rates between the dry (0.95 +/- 0.04) and wet season (0.97 +/- 0.04). We estimated a pooled mean annual survival of 0.92 +/- 0.06 for adult leopard cats, and also estimated annual survival rates of 0.83 +/- 0.24 and 0.53 +/- 0.21 for leopard cats in 2 other studies. We believe our high mean annual survival estimate of adult leopard cats was related to our study site being located within a remote wildlife sanctuary with minimal anthropogenic effects.
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页码:349 / 356
页数:8
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