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Scavenging behavior of the Short-eared Dog (Atelocynus microtis) in Ecuadorian lowland rainforest

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dc.contributor.authorLizana, Víctor
dc.contributor.authorMartínez-Carrasco Pleite, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorMosquera, Diego
dc.contributor.authorVinueza H., Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorRomo, David
dc.contributor.authorSwing, Kelly
dc.contributor.authorCardells, Jesús
dc.contributor.authorDíaz, Eduardo A.
dc.contributor.departmentSanidad Animal
dc.contributor.otherFacultad de Veterinaria
dc.date.accessioned2025-12-29T08:16:10Z
dc.date.available2025-12-29T08:16:10Z
dc.date.copyright© 2021 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
dc.date.issued2021-03-23
dc.description.abstractThe short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis) is one of the least known canids of the world. Essential aspects of its ecology, activity patterns and feeding habits remain unknown. To study the composition, behavior and interactions of the western Amazonian scavenger community, a baited camera-trapping survey was performed from August to September 2018 in the surroundings of the Tiputini Biodiversity Station (Yasuní Biosphere Reserve, Ecuador). A total of 12 camera stations were set up, employing cow heads acquired from local meat processors as bait. Shorteared dogs were captured by camera-traps, and two individuals showed interest in the carrion, providing the first evidence that short-eared dogs include scavenging as part of their foraging behavior. Detection of short-eared dogs in the area was surprisingly frequent, despite the short survey period, indicating that use of baited camera-traps can be an effective tool for the study of the short-eared dog, an elusive and poorly documented species.
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dc.identifier.citationStudies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, 58(1), 61–68
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2021.1897379
dc.identifier.eissn1744-5140
dc.identifier.issn0165-0521
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10201/182909
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Group, Taylor and Francis
dc.relationSin financiación externa a la Universidad
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01650521.2021.1897379
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dc.subjectBaited camera-trapping
dc.subjectScavenging
dc.subjectShort-eared dog
dc.subjectTiputini Biodiversity Station
dc.subjectEcuadorian lowland rainforest
dc.subjectAtelocynus microtis
dc.subject.odsObjetivo 15: Bosques, desertificación y diversidad biológica
dc.titleScavenging behavior of the Short-eared Dog (Atelocynus microtis) in Ecuadorian lowland rainforest
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