Ámbito de acción, uso del hábitat y actividad diaria de la taltuza Orthogeomys heterodus (Rodentia: Geomyidae) en una zona hortícola de Costa Rica.
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| Format: | artículo |
| Publication Date: | 1994 |
| Description: | Home range, daily activity and habitat use of four Giant Pocket Gophers Orthogeomys heterodus were detennined by radiotelemetry. The study was carried out in a horticultural area of Cartago province, Costa Rica, during December 1989 and January 1990. Home range averaged 325 m2 for males and 233 m2 for females. There was a significant relationship between home range size and individual body mass. In average, 78 % of localizations were in the nest or refuge located in all cases in the border of crops. Activity was greatest from 0600 to 0800 h and 1200 to 1400 h, and was reduced at night. |
| Country: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Language: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/23507 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/23507 |
| Keyword: | ÁREA DE DISTRIBUCIÓN GEOMYIDAE GOLFERA OCKET RODENTIA USO DEL HÁBITAT HORNE RANGE OCKET GOPHER HABITAT USE |