1. JAGUAR (PANTHEKA ONCA) IN THE STATE OF MEXICO.
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Monroy-Vilchis, Octavio, Sánchez, ÓScar, Aguilera-Reyes, Ulises, Suárez, Pedro, and Urios, Vicente
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JAGUAR , *ANIMAL ecology , *ANIMAL behavior , *ANIMAL population density , *FORESTS & forestry , *AUTOMATIC cameras , *PHOTOGRAPHY of animals - Abstract
We document the jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Sierra Nanchititla (state of Mexico) in pine-oak forest. During October 2002-December 2004, we determined presence of jaguars using three methods: we conducted interviews in local communities, collected scats, and installed automatedcamera detection systems. Although no jaguar was mentioned in 86 interviews, three photographs of a male were obtained, and 10 of 132 scats were attributed to P. onca. This represents the first record of P. onca in central Mexico within the Balsas River macro-basin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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