Coexistencia de Vulpes macrotis y Canis latrans (Carnivora: Canidae) en la Reserva de la Biosfera de Mapimí, México

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2020.91.2973

Palabras clave:

Competencia intragremios, Desiertos, Fototrampeo, Ocupación, Pastoreo

Resumen

El coyote y la zorra del desierto son 2 cánidos que habitan en simpatría en las zonas áridas de Norteamérica, en donde se ha reportado que una de las principales causas de mortalidad de las zorras es la depredación por parte de
los coyotes. Sin embargo, en el desierto chihuahuense no se ha reportado ningún evento de mortalidad y es poco lo que se conoce sobre la interacción de estas 2 especies. Por lo anterior, el objetivo del presente estudio fue analizar
los patrones de coexistencia de ambos cánidos en la Reserva de la Biósfera de Mapimí (RBM), México. Para ello, se usaron modelos de ocupación de 1 y 2 especies, junto con covariables. Los resultados de los modelos de 2 especies
indicaron que ambos cánidos cohabitaron de manera independiente, por lo que no se cumplió la segregación espacial esperada. Por el contrario, ambas especies fueron detectadas con mayor probabilidad en los mismos sitios. Es posible que las zorras adopten estrategias de vigilancia y evasión de depredación a una escala espacial fina, que junto con la disponibilidad de presas, les permiten estar presentes en los mismos sitios que los coyotes.

Biografía del autor/a

Gabriel P. Andrade-Ponce, Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología A.C.

Biólogo Colombiano, residente en México

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2020-02-11

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