Home range, habitat selection, density, and diet of golden jackals in the Eastern Plains Landscape, Cambodia.

ABSTRACT: We used radiocollars and GPS collars to determine the movements and habitat selection of golden jackals (Canis aureus) in a seasonally dry deciduous forest with no human settlements in eastern Cambodia. We also collected and analyzed 147 scats from jackals to determine their seasonal diet and prey selection. The mean (± SE) annual size of home-range ranges (47.1 ± 2.5 km²; n = 4), which were mutually exclusive between mated pairs, was considerably larger than that previously reported for this species, resulting in an extremely low density (0.01 jackal/km²). The unusually large home ranges and low density probably were due to the harsh dry season when most understory vegetation is burned and nearly all waterholes dry up, thereby causing a large sea

SUBMITTER: Kamler JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8491366 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature