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Efficiency of box-traps and leg-hold traps with several bait types for capturing small carnivores (Mammalia) in a disturbed area of Southeastern Brazil

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dc.coverageCRCen
dc.creatorMichalski, Fernanda
dc.creatorCrawshaw Jr., Peter G.
dc.creatorde Oliveira, Tadeu G.
dc.creatorFabián, Marta E.
dc.date2004-05-17
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-03T15:32:52Z
dc.date.available2016-05-03T15:32:52Z
dc.descriptionCapturing small carnivores is often necessary for obtaining key ecological data. We compared the efficiency of box and leg-hold traps, using live and dead bait, to capture six carnivore species (Herpailurus yagouaroundi (É. Geoffroyi, 1803), Leopardus tigrinus (Schreber, 1775), Nasua nasua (Linnaeus, 1766), Cerdocyon thous (Linnaeus, 1766), Eira barbara (Linnaeus, 1758), and Galictis cuja (Molina, 1782)). The use of leg-hold traps significantly increased the capture rate of carnivores (5.77%) and non-target species (non-carnivores, 11.54%). Dead bait significantly attracted more non-carnivores than carnivores and live bait was more efficient for capturing carnivores (2.56%) than non-carnivores (0.77%). Both box and leg-hold traps caused some minor injuries (swelling and claw loss). We provide recommendations for the ethical use of these trap and bait types.en-US
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dc.identifierhttp://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/6083
dc.identifier10.15517/rbt.v55i1.6083
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10669/27388
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherUniversidad de Costa Ricaen-US
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 55 (1), March 2007en-US
dc.sourceRevista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 55 (1), March 2007es-ES
dc.sourceRevista Biología Tropical; Vol. 55 (1), March 2007pt-PT
dc.source2215-2075
dc.source0034-7744
dc.source10.15517/rbt.v55i1
dc.titleEfficiency of box-traps and leg-hold traps with several bait types for capturing small carnivores (Mammalia) in a disturbed area of Southeastern Brazilen-US
dc.titleEfficiency of box-traps and leg-hold traps with several bait types for capturing small carnivores (Mammalia) in a disturbed area of Southeastern Braziles-ES
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