Fight club: Dasypus novemcinctus agonistic behavior in an island area of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Paula Diniz; Helena G. Bergallo

doi:10.31687/saremNMS.20.0.35

Autores/as

Paula Diniz Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ). Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro.
Helena G. Bergallo Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31687/saremNMS.20.0.35

Resumen

Dasypus novemcinctus has a large geographical distribution and can occur in a wide range of habitat types. There are few studies about their ecology within the Neotropical region. Studying the mammal community using camera traps in an island of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, we recorded an agonistic behavior between two individuals of D. novemcinctus. This kind of social interaction is part of the species’ behavioral repertoire, but this is the first record in the wild in the Neotropical region. The use of camera traps in field work enables observing species behaviors, allowing the establishment of appropriate conservation strategies.

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