Density and displacement of Phyllotis limatus in the Atacama Desert
Author
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Lobos, Gabriel
Author
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Alzamora, Alejandra
Admission date
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2017-03-02T13:43:13Z
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2017-03-02T13:43:13Z
Publication date
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2016
Cita de ítem
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Gayana. Volumen: 80 Número: 1 Páginas: 56-60
es_ES
Identifier
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0717-6538
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/142927
Abstract
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Phyllotis limatus is an inhabitant of the Atacama Desert, where it is distributed in arid costs and Pacific Andean slopes, reaching 4.000 meters. With the implementation of a study of wildlife in a Chilean Prepuna area, we capture and mark small mammals (marking with microchip). From these records, we studied the movement and density of the specie in a high semidesert environment. Movements registered were able to record up to 2.5 km in a relocated individual and 1.2 km in a resident individual. Similarly, we note that the densities of Phyllotis in these extreme environments are low and probably this is related to the environmental cost in these ecosystems.