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<journal-id>2007-3364</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Therya]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Therya]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-3364</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-33642016000100197</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.12933/therya-16-350</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Preliminary study of habitat preferences of red brocket deer ( Mazama temama ) in a mountainous region of central Mexico]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Estudio preliminar de las preferencias de hábitat del venado temazate rojo ( Mazama temama ) en una región montañosa del centro de México]]></article-title>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pérez-Solano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Luz Adriana]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hidalgo-Mihart]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mircea G.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mandujano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Salvador]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Ecología A. C. Red de Biología y Conservación de Vertebrados ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Xalapa Veracruz]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Juárez Autónoma de Tabasco División Académica de Ciencias Biológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Villahermosa Tabasco]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>197</fpage>
<lpage>203</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-33642016000100197&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-33642016000100197&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-33642016000100197&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: The red brocket deer (Mazama temama) is a cervid distributed throughout Mexico and Central America. There is limited availability of information regarding this species, especially in the mountainous ranges typical of its geographical distribution. In this scientific note we present preliminary results of the habitat preferences of the red brocket deer in the highlands of the Mexican states of Puebla, Oaxaca, and Veracruz. We evaluated the habitat use-availability of the red brocket in relation to four habitat variables (vegetation type, vegetation cover, plant species richness and slope). We considered the presence of signs (tracks, scats or direct sightings) as an indicator of use, while availability was evaluated with points every 500 m. We used chi-squared tests in combination with Bonferroni confidence intervals to determine whether the red brocket preferred or avoided the selected habitat variables. Results showed that the red brocket selected croplands (coffee agroecosystems) and avoided areas covered by secondary growth vegetation. We observed that the species selects sites with high vegetation cover and intermediate plant species richness. It has been reported that the red brocket is commonly found in areas with little human influence; our results suggest that this species can also use sites with low-level disturbance, such as coffee agroecosystems. However, the use of these sites is associated with the proximity of patches of vegetation in good condition (Bodmer 1989; Lira-Torres and Naranjo 2003). The results of our study contribute to understanding how this species responds to the habitat characteristics of its environment. This information will help to develop appropriate conservation and management plans to maintain healthy populations of the species.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: El venado temazate rojo (Mazama temama) es una especie de cérvido que se distribuye en México y Centro América. Se tiene muy poca información de esta especie, principalmente en las áreas montañosas de su distribución geográfica. En esta nota científica presentamos resultados preliminares de las preferencias de hábitat del temazate rojo en una región serrana de México, localizada en los estados de Puebla, Oaxaca y Veracruz. Evaluamos el uso-disponibilidad del hábitat del temazate rojo en relación a cuatro variables de hábitat (tipo de vegetación, cobertura vegetal, riqueza de especies vegetales y pendiente del terreno). Consideramos la presencia de señales (huellas, excrementos o avistamientos directos) de temazates como un indicador de uso, mientras que la disponibilidad fue evaluada mediante puntos cada 500 m. Usamos pruebas de chi cuadrada en combinación con intervalos de confianza de Bonferroni para determinar la preferencia o evasión de las variables de hábitat que seleccionamos. Los resultados mostraron que los temazates seleccionan cultivos (agroecosistemas cafetaleros) y rechazan sitios de vegetación secundaria. Así mismo, se observó que seleccionan sitios con alta cobertura vegetal y sitios con riqueza vegetal media. Se ha reportado que esta especie comúnmente se encuentra en áreas con baja influencia humana, nuestros resultados sugieren que el temazate rojo también puede hacer uso de sitios con bajos niveles de perturbación, como lo son los cultivos. Sin embargo, el uso de estos sitios está asociado a la cercanía de parches de vegetación en buen estado de conservación (Bodmer 1989; Lira-Torres y Naranjo 2003). Los resultados de nuestro estudio ayudan a entender cómo la especie responde a las características de su hábitat. Esta información es relevante para la conservación y medidas de manejo que ayuden a mantener poblaciones sanas de este cérvido.]]></p></abstract>
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