Coyote (Canis latrans) Food Habits in a Tropical Deciduous Forest of Western Mexico

Hidalgo‐Mihart, Mircea G.; Cantú‐Salazar, Lisette; González, Carlos A. López; Martínez‐Meyer, Enrique; González‐Romero, Alberto

doi:10.1674/0003-0031(2001)146[0210:cclfhi]2.0.co;2

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“…Linces y coyotes comúnmente se alimentan de venado cola blanca Odocoileus virginianus (e. g. Andelt et al 1987;McLean et al 2005). Sin embargo, en México el venado cola blanca no ha sido reportado como una presa principal de coyotes y linces (Servín y Huxley 1993;Aranda et al 1995;Hidalgo-Mihart et al 2001;Martínez-García et al 2014), coincidiendo con lo encontrado en este trabajo. Es posible que en el caso particular de la región del COBICH, el bajo consumo de venado cola blanca sea reflejo de que la especie se encuentra en bajas densidades en el área (Flores-Armillas et al 2011), lo que disminuye la posibilidad de encuentro con la especie y por tanto la importancia dentro de la dieta de coyotes y linces.…”

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Importancia del conejo zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) en la dieta del coyote (Canis lastrans) y del lince (Lynx rufus)

Uriostegui-Velarde

Garcia

Torresagatón

et al. 2015

Therya

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Importance of the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi) in the coyote (Canis lastrans) and bobcat (Lynx rufus) dietsImportancia del conejo zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) en la dieta del coyote (Canis lastrans) y del lince (Lynx rufus) Introduction: Predation may have important effects on prey populations, especially when the prey species is considered endangered such as the volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi). Understanding the importance of the volcano rabbit in the coyote and bobcat diet is important to recognize the possible impact that thesepredators can have on the populations of this endangered rabbit. Methods:We studied the food habits of the coyote and during three climate seasons in the Chichinautzin Biological Corridor through scat analysis. We obtained the frequency of occurrence and consumed biomass of each identified prey item. Additionally we estimated the relative abundance of some of the potential prey species for these two predators and analyzed the relationship between prey abundance and the use of the prey found on the diet of these two predators. Results:The most common prey species and with the greatest biomass contribution on the diet of coyotes and bobcats were the rabbits of the genus Sylvilagus sp., followed by the volcano rabbit. We did not find differences in the frequency of occurrence of prey or in the consumed biomass between the studied seasons, indicating that the diet of both predators remains constant throughout the year. Prey selection analysis showed that both predators selected Sylvilagus rabbits, while volcano rabbits are consumed less than their availability in the environment. Discussion and conclusions:Reduced consumption of the volcano rabbit according with their availability on the environment by coyotes and bobcats could be the result of the selection of larger prey and the nocturnal behavior patterns of both predators. Even though we did not find that both predators are selecting volcano rabbits on their diets, our results showed that coyotes and bobcats are important predators for R. diazi. It is necessary to determine the potential number of volcano rabbits consumed by both predators in order to understand the impact of these predators on this endangered species.Key words: conservation; endangered species; predation; prey selection; volcano rabbit.Introducción: La depredación puede tener efectos importantes en las poblaciones de las presas, siendo este efecto mayor cuando la presa es una especie en peligro de extinción. Entender la importancia del conejo zacatuche en la dieta del coyote y del lince es importante para conocer el impacto que estos depredadores pueden estar ejerciendo sobre las poblaciones de este conejo catalogado en peligro de extinción.Metodología: Se estudió la dieta del coyote y el lince durante tres temporadas climáticas en el Corredor Biológico Chichinautzin a través del análisis de sus heces fecales. Calculamos la proporción de aparición y el porcentaje de biomasa total consumida de cada presa identificada. Además, se estimó la abundancia relativa d...

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Importancia del conejo zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) en la dieta del coyote (Canis lastrans) y del lince (Lynx rufus)

Uriostegui-Velarde

Garcia

Torresagatón

et al. 2015

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“…Sacks et al 1999), fruits in various regions and small mammals throughout its range (e.g. Hidalgo-Mihart et al 2001). Coyotes have even been documented to consume allochthonous food supplies from the sea (Rose and Polis 1998).…”

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Coyotes, Red Foxes, and the Prevalence of Lyme Disease

Way

White

2013

Northeastern Naturalist

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“…In general, activity patterns of tropical predators appear to be largely related to the activities of their principal prey (e.g., Karanth & Sunquist 2000). The coyote's prey base in the tropical deciduous forest of the Pacific state of Jalisco, Mexico, consists mostly of Jaliscan cotton rats (Sigmodon mascotensis), and cultivated fruits such as papaya and mango (Hidalgo-Mihart et al 2001). Jaliscan cotton rats have been reported to be active through day and night (Miranda 2002), and mangos and papayas are freely available to coyotes during all times of the day; therefore it is likely that coyotes in this area were not restricted to any specific diel activity period to obtain their food resources.…”

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“…Coyotes adjust their food habits but not their habitat use in response to this seasonal variability. In the dry season small mammals were the most important food item whereas cultivated fruits were eaten during the wet season (Hidalgo-Mihart et al 2001). Coyotes were selecting open habitats such as induced grasslands during the dry and wet season (Hidalgo-Mihart et al 2006).…”

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Daily activity patterns of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a tropical deciduous forest of western Mexico

Hidalgo‐Mihart

Cantú‐Salazar

Carrillo‐Percastegui

et al. 2009

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

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Coyote (Canis latrans) Food Habits in a Tropical Deciduous Forest of Western Mexico

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Importancia del conejo zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) en la dieta del coyote (Canis lastrans) y del lince (Lynx rufus)

Importancia del conejo zacatuche (Romerolagus diazi) en la dieta del coyote (Canis lastrans) y del lince (Lynx rufus)

Coyotes, Red Foxes, and the Prevalence of Lyme Disease

Daily activity patterns of coyotes (Canis latrans) in a tropical deciduous forest of western Mexico

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