Temporal and spatial resource use by female three-toed sloths and their young in an agricultural landscape in Costa Rica

Temporal and spatial resource use by female three-toed sloths and their young in an agricultural landscape in Costa Rica

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The information on ecological behavior of wild sloths is very scarce. In this study we determined the home ranges and resources used by three adult female three-toed sloths (Bradypus variegatus) and their four young in an agricultural matrix of cacao (Theobroma cacao), pasture, riparian forests and...

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Main Authors: Oscar Ramirez, Christopher Vaughan, Geovanny Herrera, Raymond Guries
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vicerractoría Investigación 2011-12-01
Series:Revista de Biología Tropical
Subjects:
B. variegatus
distribución espacial
ámbito de acción
cuido maternal
uso de recursos
sistema agroforestal de cacao
bosque ribereño
cercas vivas
spatial distribution
home range
maternal care
resource use
cacao agroforest
agricultural landscape
Online Access:http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442011000400027

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