Spatial distribution of guanaco mating sites in southern Chile: Conservation implications

Biological Conservation

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 427-434

  Bank, Michael S ^a   Sarno, Ronald J ^b   Franklin, William L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Ephemeral wetland; Guanaco; Habitat; Lama guanicoe

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION PLANNING; HABITAT; MATING BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES CONSERVATION; UNGULATE; WETLAND;

CHILE;

LAMA GUANICOE;

EID: 0038273854     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00342-7     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. Bank, M.S., Sarno, R.J., Campbell, N.K., Franklin, W.L., 2002. Predation of guanacos (Lama guanicoe) by southernmost mountain lions (Puma concolor) during a historically severe winter in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Journal of Zoology 258, 215-222.
2. Bank, M.S., Lawrence, R.K., Franklin, W.L., Ortega, I.M., 1999. Importance of wetland habitats to people and wildlife in the grazing agroecosystem of southern Chile. Vida Silvestre Neotropical 7, 43-45.
3. Bank, M.S., Franklin, W.L., 1998. Puma (Puma concolor patagonica) feeding observations and attacks on guanacos (Lama guanicoe). Mammalia 62, 599-605.
4. Barten, N., Bowyer, R.T., Jenkins, K.J., 2001. Habitat use by female caribou: tradeoffs associated with parturition. Journal of Wildlife Management 65, 77-92.
5. Berger, J., 1991. Pregnancy incentives, predation constraints and habitat shifts: experimental and field evidence for wild bighorn sheep. Animal Behavior 41, 61-77.
6. Berbach, M.W., 1991. Activity Patterns and Range Relationships of Tule Elk and Mule Deer in Owens Valley. PhD thesis, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
7. Bleich, V.C., Bowyer, R.T., Wehausen, J.D., 1997. Sexual segregation in mountain sheep: resources or predation. Wildlife Monographs 134, 1-50.
8. Bowyer, R.T., Van Ballenberghe, V., Kie, J.G., 1997. The role of moose in landscape processes: effects of biogeography, population dynamics, and predation. In: Bissonette, J.A. (Ed.), Wildlife and Landscape Ecology: Effects of Pattern and Scale. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, USA, pp. 265-287.
9. Bowyer, R.T., Van Ballenbergh, V., Kie, J.G., Maier, J.A.K., 1999. Birth-site selection by Alaskan moose: maternal strategies for coping with a risky environment. Journal of Mammalogy 80, 1070-1083.
10. Bunnell, F.L., Gillingham, M.P., 1985. Foraging behavior: dynamics of eating out. In: Hudson, R.J., White, R.G. (Eds.), Bioenergetics of Wild Herbivores. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp. 53-79.
11. Cade, B.S., Richards, J., 1999. User Manual for Blossom Statistical Software: Fort Collins, CO, US Geological Survey.
12. Cajal, J.L., 1989. Uso de habitat por vicunas y guanacos en la reserva San Guillermo, Argentina. Vida Silvestre Neotropical 2, 21-31.
13. Collins, W.B., Urness, P.J., 1983. Feeding behavior and habitat selection of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) and elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) on northern Utah, USA summer range. Journal of Wildlife Management 47, 646-663.
14. Elliot, J.P., McT Cowan, I., Holling, C.S., 1977. Prey capture by the African lion. Canadian Journal of Zoology 55, 1811-1828.
15. Engh, A.L., Sarno, R.J., Franklin, W.L., 1997. Breeding biology and food habits of the Andean Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus plancus) in the Patagonia of southern Chile. Vida Silvestre Neotropical 6, 48-52.
16. Franklin, W.L., 1982. Biology, ecology, and relationship to man of the South American camelids. In: Mares, M.A., Genoways, H.H. (Eds.), Mammalian Biology in South America. Special Publication Series Vol. 6. Pymatuning Laboratory of Ecology and University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, pp. 457-489.
17. Franklin, W.L., 1983. Contrasting socioecologies of South America's wild camelids: the vicuna and guanaco. In: Eisenbergh, J.F., Kleiman, D.G. (Eds.), Advances in the Study of Mammalian Behavior. Special Publication No. 7. American Society of Mammalogists, Shippensburgh, PA, USA, pp. 573-629.
18. Franklin, W.L., 1991. Patagonia Puma: the lord of land's end. National Geographic 179, 102-113.
19. Franklin, W.L., Johnson, W.E., 1994. Hand capture of newborn open-habitat ungulates: the South American guanaco. Wildlife Society Bulletin 22, 253-259.
20. Franklin, W.L., Bas, F.M., Bonacic, C.M., Cunazza, C.P., Soto, V.N., 1997. Striving to manage Patagonia guanacos for sustained use in the grazing agroecosystems of southern Chile. Wildlife Society Bulletin 25, 65-73.
21. Franklin, W.L., Johnson, W.E., Iriarte, J.A., Sarno, R.J., 1999. Ecology of the Patagonia puma in southern Chile. Biological Conservation 90, 33-40.
22. Fuller, T.K., Johnson, W.E., Franklin, W.L., Johnson, K.A., 1987. Notes on the Patagonian hog nosed skunk (Conepatus humboldti) in southern Chile. Journal of Mammalogy 68, 64-867.
23. Garay, G., Guineo, O., 1993. The Fauna of Torres del Paine, Punta Arenas, Chile.
24. Garay, G., Johnson, W.E., Franklin, W.L., 1991. Relative abundance of aquatic birds and their use of wetlands in the Patagonia of southern Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 64, 127-137.
25. Hamilton, W.D., 1971. Geometry of the selfish herd. Journal of Theoretical Biology 31, 295-311.
26. Hornocker, M.G., 1970. An analysis of mountain lion predation upon mule deer and elk in the Idaho primitive area. Wildlife Monographs 21, 1-39.
27. Iriarte, J.A., Franklin, W.L., Johnson, W.E., 1990. Diets of sympatric raptors in southern Chile. Journal of Raptor Research 24, 41-46.
28. Iriarte, J.A., Johnson, W.E., Franklin, W.L., 1991. Feeding ecology of the Patagonia puma in southernmost Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 64, 145-156.
29. Jakimchuk, R.D., Ferguson, S.H., Sopuck, L.G., 1987. Differential habitat use and sexual segregation in the Central Arctic Caribou herd. Canadian Journal of Zoology 65, 534-541.
30. Jergensen, T.E., 1985. Seasonal Territoriality in a Migratory Guanaco Population. MS Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames IA, USA.
31. Johnson, W.E., Fuller, T.K., Arribillaga, G., Franklin, W.L., Johnson, K.A., 1988. Seasonal changes in activity patterns of the Patagonian hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus humbodti) in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 61, 17-22.
32. Johnson, W.E., Franklin, W.L., 1994. Role of body size in the diets of sympatric gray and culpeo foxes. Journal of Mammalogy 75, 163-174.
33. Johnson, W.E., Franklin, W.L., Iriarte, J.A., 1990. The mammalian fauna of the northern Chilean Patagonia: a biogeographical dilemma. Mammalia 54, 457-469.
34. Kie, J.G., Bowyer, R.T., 1999. Sexual segregation in white-tailed deer: density dependent changes in use of space, habitat selection, and dietary niche. Journal of Mammalogy 80, 1004-1020.
35. Kitchen, D.W., 1974. Social behavior and ecology of the pronghorn. Wildlife Monographs 38, 1-96.
36. Kohlmann, S.G., Muller, D.M., Alkon, P.U., 1996. Antipredator constraints on lactating Nubian ibexes. Journal of Mammalogy 77, 1122-1131.
37. Lagory, K.E., 1986. Habitat, group size, and the behavior of white-tailed deer. Behavior 98, 168-179.
38. Lawrence, R.K., 1990. Influences of Habitat Selection and Group Size of Guanacos of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Thesis, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA.
39. Loudon, A.S.I., 1985. Lactation and neonatal survival of animals. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 54, 183-207.
40. Main, M.B., Coblentz, B.E., 1990. Sexual segregation among ungulates: a critique. Wildlife Society Bulletin 18, 204-210.
41. Main, M.B., Coblentz, B.E., 1996. Sexual segregation in rocky mountain mule deer. Journal of Wildlife Management 60, 497-507.
42. Main, M.B., Weckerly, F.W., Bleich, V.C., 1996. Sexual segregation in ungulates new directions for research. Journal of Mammalogy 77, 449-461.
43. Mautz, W.W., 1978. Sledding on a brushy hillside: the fat cycle in deer. Wildlife Society Bulletin 6, 88-90.
44. McCullough, D.R., 1999. Density dependence and life-history strategies of ungulates. Journal of Mammalogy 80, 1130-1146.
45. Mielke, H.W., Anderson, J.C., Berry, K.J., Mielke, P.W., Chaney, R.L., Leech, M., 1983. Lead concentrations in inner-city soils as a factor in the child lead problem. American Journal of Public Health 73, 1366-1369.
46. Mohr, C.O., 1947. Tables of equivalent populations of North American small mammals. American Midland Naturalist 37, 223-249.
47. Molvar, E.M., Bowyer, R.T., 1994. Costs and benefits of group living in a recently social ungulate: the Alaskan moose. Journal of Mammalogy 75, 621-630.
48. Nicholson, M.C., Bowyer, R.T., Kie, J.G., 1997. Habitat selection by mule deer: tradeoffs associated with migration. Journal of Mammalogy 78, 483-504.
49. Ortega, I.M., Franklin, W.L., 1988. Feeding habitat utilization and preference by guanaco male groups in the Chilean Patagonia. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 61, 209-216.
50. Ortega, I.M., Franklin, W.L., 1995. Social organization, distribution and movements of a migratory guanaco population in the Chilean Patagonia. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural 68, 489-500.
51. Pisano, E., 1973. La vida en los parques nacionales de Magallanes. Monographía del Instituto de la Patagonia, Punta Arenas, Chile 6, 1-64.
52. Pisano, E., 1974. Estudio ecológico de la región continental sur del área andino patagónica. II. Contribución a la fitogeograf́ia de la zona del Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. Anales del Instituto de la Patagonia, Serie Ciencías Naturales 5, 59-104.
53. Prins, H.H.T., 1989. Condition changes and choice of social environment in American buffalo bulls. Behavior 108, 297-323.
54. Risenhoover, K.L., Bailey, J.A., 1985. Foraging ecology of mountain sheep (Ovis canadensis): implications for habitat management. The Journal of Wildlife Management 49, 797-804.
55. Sarno, R.J., Franklin, W.L., Prexl, W.S., 2000. Activity patterns and population characteristics of Andean condors in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Revista Chilena de Historia Naturaleza 73, 3-8.
56. Sarno, R.J., Franklin, W.L., 1999. Maternal expenditure in the polygymous and monomorphic guanaco; suckling behavior, reproductive effort, yearly variation, and influence on juvenile survival. Behavioral Ecology 10, 41-47.
57. Sarno, R.J., Clark, W.R., Bank, M.S., Prexl, W.S., Johnson, W.E., Behl, M.J., Franklin, W.L., 1999. Juvenile guanaco survival: management and conservation implications. Journal of Applied Ecology 36, 937-945.
58. Sarno, R.J., Hunter, R.L., Franklin, W.L., 1996. Immobilization of guanacos by use of tiletamine/zolazepam. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 208, 408-409.
59. Seidensticker, J., 1976. On the ecological separation between tigers and leopards. Biotropica 8, 225-234.
60. Sunquist, M.E., 1981. The social organization of tigers (Panthera tigris) in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Smithsonian Contributions in Zoology 336, 1-98.
61. Stuewe, M., Hendrichs, H., 1984. Organization of roe deer (Capreoulus capreoulus) in an open field habitat. Zeitschrift Saeugetierkd 49, 359-367.
62. Sukumar, R., Gadgil, M., 1988. Male-female differences in foraging on crops by Asian elephants. Animal Behavior 36, 1233-1235.
63. SPSS, 1999. SYSTAT for Windows: Statistics Version 9.0. SPSS, Chicago, IL.
64. Van Orsdol, K.G., 1984. Foraging behavior and hunting success of lions in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. African Journal Ecology 22, 79-99.
65. Wehausen, J.D., 1996. Effects of mountain lion predation on bighorn sheep in the Sierra Nevada and Granite Mountains of California. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24, 471-479.
66. Wehausen, J.D., 1980. Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep: History and Population Ecology. PhD thesis. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
67. White, G.C., Garrott, R.A., 1990. Analysis of Wildlife Radio-tracking Data. Academic Press, San Diego.
68. Wilson, P., 1984. Puma predation on guanacos in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile. Mammalia 48, 515-522.
69. Zar, J.H., 1999. Biostatistical Analysis, fourth ed. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, USA.
70. Zimmerman, G.M., Goetz, H., Mielke, P.W., 1985. Use of an improved statistical method for group comparisons to study effects of prairie fire. Ecology 66, 606-611.