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Tasa de defecación del Temazate rojo (Mazama temama) en cautiverio
Defecation rate of Red brocket deer (Mazama temama) in captivity
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Defecación, Mazama, temazate, venado (es)Deer, defecation, Mazama, red brocket deer (en)
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El temazate rojo (Mazama temama) es uno de los cérvidos más abundantes y con más amplia distribución en los bosques neotropicales. Un método para estimar densidades poblacionales es mediante el conteo de heces, para lo cual es necesario conocer la tasa de defecación. Para obtener dicha tasa en este ungulado, se realizaron conteos de los eventos de defecación, durante cuatro días, en tres individuos adultos: dos hembras y un macho; alojados en cautiverio en el parque Xcaret, ubicado en el estado de Quintana Roo, México. La tasa de defecación promedio obtenida fue de 10 ± 3,33 (DE) grupos de excrementos/individuo/día. Este dato permitirá realizar estimaciones de densidad poblacional de esta especie en vida libre.
The red brocket deer (Mazama temama) is one of the most abundant and widely distributed cervids in Neotropical forests. A method for estimating population densities is by counting pellets, for which is necessary to know their fecal rate. To estimate such rate in this ungulate, defecation events were counted during four days, in three adult individuals: two females and one male; hosted in captivity in the Xcaret park, located in Quintana Roo state, Mexico. The average defecation rate obtained was 10 ± 3.33 (SD) pellet groups / individual / day. This data will allow estimations of the population density of this species in free living.
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