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

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

Capturing 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...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Michalski, Peter G Crawshaw JR, Tadeu G de Oliveira, Marta E Fabián
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2007-03-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
Bosque atlántico
trampas tomahawk
cepos
éxito de captura
mamíferos
pequeños carnívoros
no-carnívoros
Atlantic forest
box-trap
leg-hold trap
capture success
mammals
small carnivores
non-carnivores
ethics
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