Burrow charaderistics and habitat assodations of armadillos in Brazil and the United States of America

McDonough, Colleen M; DeLaney, Michael; Blackmore, Mark S; Loughry, W J

dc.creator	McDonough, Colleen M
dc.creator	DeLaney, Michael
dc.creator	Blackmore, Mark S
dc.creator	Loughry, W J
dc.date	2015-02-27
dc.date.accessioned	2016-05-03T15:26:47Z
dc.date.available	2016-05-03T15:26:47Z
dc.identifier	http://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/18154
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10669/25984
dc.description	We censused and measured armadillo burrows in ten 10 m x 40 m plots in each of four habitat types at a study site in northern Florida and one in the Atlantic coastal rainforest of Brazi!. The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) was the only species of armadillo found in Florida, but several additional species were present in Brazil. Burrows were more numerous but smaller in Brazil than in the U. S., probably due to the inelusion of burrows dug by the smaller congener D. septemcinctus. In Brazil, burrows were larger and more numerous in swamp and forest habitats than in grass)and or disturbed areas, suggestíng that D. novemcinctus is found primarily in forests and swamps while D. septemcinctus is located in the other areas. This was supported by data from sightíngs of live animals. In Florida, burrows were more numerous in hardwood hammocks than in wetlands, fields or upland pine areas, but burrow dimensions did not vary across habitat types. In Florida, armadillos were seen more frequently than expected in hammocks and wetlands and less frequently thlll1 expected in fields and upland pine areas. There were also age (juvenile versus adult), sex, and yearly differences in habita! use in Florida. Biomass, abundance, and species diversity of terrestrial invertebrates did not vary significantly between habitat types in Florida, suggestíng that habitat associatíons of armadillos were not influenced by prey availability.	en-US
dc.description	We censused and measured armadillo burrows in ten 10 m x 40 m plots in each of four habitat types at a study site in northern Florida and one in the Atlantic coastal rainforest of Brazi!. The nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) was the only species of armadillo found in Florida, but several additional species were present in Brazil. Burrows were more numerous but smaller in Brazil than in the U. S., probably due to the inelusion of burrows dug by the smaller congener D. septemcinctus. In Brazil, burrows were larger and more numerous in swamp and forest habitats than in grass)and or disturbed areas, suggestíng that D. novemcinctus is found primarily in forests and swamps while D. septemcinctus is located in the other areas. This was supported by data from sightíngs of live animals. In Florida, burrows were more numerous in hardwood hammocks than in wetlands, fields or upland pine areas, but burrow dimensions did not vary across habitat types. In Florida, armadillos were seen more frequently than expected in hammocks and wetlands and less frequently thlll1 expected in fields and upland pine areas. There were also age (juvenile versus adult), sex, and yearly differences in habita! use in Florida. Biomass, abundance, and species diversity of terrestrial invertebrates did not vary significantly between habitat types in Florida, suggestíng that habitat associatíons of armadillos were not influenced by prey availability.	es-ES
dc.format	application/pdf
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica	en-US
dc.rights	Copyright (c) 2015 International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation	en-US
dc.source	Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 48 (1)March 2000; 109-120	en-US
dc.source	Revista de Biología Tropical/International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation; Vol. 48 (1)March 2000; 109-120	es-ES
dc.source	Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 48 (1)March 2000; 109-120	pt-PT
dc.source	2215-2075
dc.source	0034-7744
dc.subject	dasypus	en-US
dc.subject	armadillos	en-US
dc.subject	Brazil	en-US
dc.subject	united states	en-US
dc.subject	burrows	en-US
dc.subject	habitat usage	en-US
dc.title	Burrow charaderistics and habitat assodations of armadillos in Brazil and the United States of America	en-US
dc.title	Burrow charaderistics and habitat assodations of armadillos in Brazil and the United States of America	es-ES
dc.type	artículo original

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