The Mule Deer of Arid Zones

Gallina, Sonia; Pérez-Solano, Luz A.; Sánchez‐Rojas, Gerardo; Hernández-Silva, Dante A.; Esparza-Carlos, Juan Pablo

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“…The MANOVA confirmed the significant variation in vegetation structure and composition between use hierarchies, indicating that the use of space by mule deer is a response to the available resources (Gallina-Tessaro et al 2019b). The variability in the measured variables reflects not only the variation in plant species richness and cover-abundance between areas but also key aspects of vegetation structure, such as density and vertical cover.…”

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“…Throughout this distribution range, the species displays a wide variation regarding the size of its home range and the use of resources (Anderson and Wallmo 1984;Geist 1998). Some studies on its habitat have found that the species prefers sites with heterogeneous vegetation and relief, with slopes above 30 % and obstacles (Geist 1981(Geist , 1998Gallina-Tessaro et al 2019b) although, in contrast, some authors have suggested that the slope is not a habitat selection factor (Pérez-Solano et al 2017). These variables facilitate the escape and protection of individuals because the mule deer typically runs upward in a straight line in hills by making large jumps, changing its trajectory instantaneously and unpredictably, unlike the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), which uses fast gallop to escape their predators (Gallina-Tessaro et al 2019b).…”

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“…Plant cover is one of the main drivers for the species, since it chooses sites with medium plant cover that facilitates visibility and provides protection against predators (Esparza- Carlos et al 2011Carlos et al , 2016. These sites are also used to give birth and shelter the offspring and provide them with protection against temperature extremes (Fox and Krausman 1994;Tull et al 2001; Alcalá-Galván y Krausman 2013; Gallina-Tessaro et al 2019b).…”

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Microhabitat characterization in the home range of the Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in arid zones

García-Feria,

Pérez-Solano,

Gallina-Tessaro

et al. 2024

Therya

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Knowing the home range of a species helps to identify the resources it needs to survive and reproduce and how this behavior is expressed spatially. Within home ranges, core areas are the sites where the main resources are abundant. The microhabitat is a spatial area composed of variables that can affect individual behavior. In this sense, the characterization of this inner part of the home range can contribute significantly to understanding the elements that these areas offer compared to the rest of the habitat of a population. This work characterized the home range and areas outside it, as well as the core areas of female mule deer on a microhabitat scale in the Chihuahuan Desert, México. The structure and composition of the vegetation were characterized according to three habitat use hierarchies: interior of the core areas and zones within and outside the home ranges of seven female mule deer. A Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was performed, and a hierarchical clustering was used to relate the variables. The variation in structure and composition in each hierarchy was evaluated by performing multivariate permutation tests. Twenty-five plant species were recorded in the transects. The PCA showed the most similar use hierarchies are the core and home range inner areas. The core area presents higher density and cover-dominance values, and the zone outside the home range showed high values of distance to the individual closest to the central point and greater variation in this parameter. The MANOVA indicated a significant variation in vegetation structure and composition in relation to use hierarchies. Significant differences in vegetation structure and composition were found at the microhabitat level between the core area of activity and the zones within and outside the home range. The core area has a greater structural complexity of vegetation, with greater plant coverage-abundance and density; this suggests that the core area is located in a more competitive and saturated environment. Outside the home range, the microhabitat has greater spatial heterogeneity of vegetation, with greater distance and variation of plant cover. Future research could address the spatial (micro-macro) and temporal scales to better understand the ecological dynamics of the species in different habitat use hierarchies.

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Microhabitat characterization in the home range of the Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in arid zones

García-Feria,

Pérez-Solano,

Gallina-Tessaro

et al. 2024

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“…The diversity of tropical orders (Didelphimorphia, Cingulata) and of deer (Artiodactyla) is lower in the SMO than in the other mountain ranges because only the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann, 1780) and the peccari Dycotiles tajacu (Linnaeus, 1758) are able to reach the highlands, whereas other artiodactyls from northern Mexico like the pronghorn Antilocapra americana (Ord, 1815), the mule deer Odocoileus hemionus (Rafinesque, 1817), American bison (Bos bison Linnaeus, 1758) and bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis Shaw, 1804), seldom have been recorded in the SMO, and all records are from the intermontane valleys of the Sky Islands (Pacheco et al, 2000;Medellín et al, 2005;Pelz-Serrano et al, 2006;Gallina-Tessaro et al, 2019). Chiroptera and Rodentia have similar or higher species richness in the SMO because many species of temperate distribution that can occur in the highlands and lowlands, and because tropical species reach their distributional limits on the western slope.…”

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Mamíferos (Tetrapoda: Mammalia) de la Sierra Madre Occidental, México: megadiversidad en un área de alta complejidad ambiental.

López-González,

García-Mendoza

2024

AZM

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La Sierra Madre Occidental (SMO) es la cadena montañosa más grande de México (1,400 km), y no obstante una de las regiones menos estudiadas del país. Utilizando registros de ejemplares examinados en colecciones científicas, observaciones directas, fotografías y datos bibliográficos, construimos una base de datos con 4,659 registros únicos de mamíferos. Nuestros objetivos fueron generar una lista de especies, examinar patrones generales de distribución, relacionar estos patrones con ecorregiones y vegetación, y discutir la importancia de la SMO como centro de endemismo y alta diversidad. Se documentaron 171 especies (34.3 % de los mamíferos terrestres mexicanos). Cuarenta y siete son endémicos de México, incluyendo diez endémicos de la SMO. La mayor riqueza de especies se registró en la ecorregión Tropical (125). El mayor número de endemismos se registró en esta misma ecorregión (37), seguida de Madrense Sur (24) y Madrense Tropical (22). Nueve de las diez especies endémicas de la SMO se distribuyen en áreas templadas. Poco o ningún esfuerzo de colecta ha sido llevado a cabo en más de la mitad de la SMO. El recambio de especies refleja la diversidad y complejidad de biomas, más que los gradientes latitudinales que podrían esperarse. Solo 4.8 % de la SMO se encuentra dentro de un área protegida, pero éstas no incluyen biomas vulnerables como el bosque mesófilo. Es urgente la investigación biológica en la SMO, un área donde se desarrollan extensas actividades mineras, forestales, ganaderas, y más recientemente, turísticas y provisión servicios ambientales.

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The Mule Deer of Arid Zones

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Microhabitat characterization in the home range of the Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in arid zones

Microhabitat characterization in the home range of the Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) in arid zones

Mamíferos (Tetrapoda: Mammalia) de la Sierra Madre Occidental, México: megadiversidad en un área de alta complejidad ambiental.

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