Differentiation of deer species of the genus Mazama by track morphometry


Autoria(s): Angeli, Thais; Oliveira, Marcio Leite de; Duarte, Jose Mauricio Barbanti
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

18/03/2015

18/03/2015

02/09/2014

Resumo

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)

Processo FAPESP: 11/11631-6

We analyzed morphometric variables of tracks of the five species in the genus Mazama known from Brazil to determine if footprint morphometry can distinguish these species. Tracks from adult M. americana, M. bororo, M. gouazoubira, M. nemorivaga and M. nana maintained at the Deer Research and Conservation Center (NUPECCE) were recorded on a carpet of fine wet sand. Discriminant analysis was successful (99.28%) at classifying the Amazon Rainforest species M. americana and M. nemorivaga whereas for the Atlantic Forest species it was not possible. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) analysis showed longer and wider tracks of M. americana in comparison with other Mazama species, probably due to its larger body size. We do not recommend species identification based on the morphometry of tracks, except for the Amazonian species when imprints have been formed under similar conditions.

Formato

199-203

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01650521.2014.958898

Studies On Neotropical Fauna And Environment. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis Ltd, v. 49, n. 3, p. 199-203, 2014.

0165-0521

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/116939

10.1080/01650521.2014.958898

WOS:000343312500006

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Taylor & Francis Ltd

Relação

Studies On Neotropical Fauna And Environment

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #species identification #morphometry #footprints #deer #Mazama
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article