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Ruperto, Emmanuel Fabián
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Menéndez Sammartino, Josefina
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Taraborelli, Paula Andrea
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Scattolón, Federico Omar
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Sassi, Paola Lorena
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2023-08-30T09:40:28Z
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2022-12
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Ruperto, Emmanuel Fabián; Menéndez Sammartino, Josefina; Taraborelli, Paula Andrea; Scattolón, Federico Omar; Sassi, Paola Lorena; Behavioral responses of two small-sized rodents, Phyllotis vaccarum and Abrothrix andina, to energy challenges of high-altitude habitats in the Andes Mountains; Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc; Ethology; 129; 3; 12-2022; 117-132
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0179-1613
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http://hdl.handle.net/11336/209841
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In mountain environments, both temperature and food availability vary strongly with altitude, leading to a major challenge to the thermo-energetic balance of organisms. In this sense, the behavioral repertoire is crucial for animals' adequacy because it implies a short-term response in the face of environmental changes. In this paper, we explored the behavioral versatility of Phyllotis vaccarum and Abrothrix andina (Rodentia: Cricetidae), two of the mammal species with the highest altitudinal distribution worldwide. By radiotelemetry, we analyzed the activity pattern, home range, and microhabitat selection in populations of both species inhabiting at 2300 and 3100 m altitude in the Central Andes of Argentina. We found that A. andina was diurnal at 3100 m and cathemeral at 2300 m a.s.l., while P. vaccarum was nocturnal at both elevations. Moreover, home range size was larger in A. andina males at 3100 m in contrast to females at identical altitude and males at 2300 m; while, in P. vaccarum, there were no differences according to altitude or sex. Furthermore, we recorded a complex and species-specific microhabitat selection pattern at different altitudes. Finally, the magnitude of behavioral variability was higher in A. andina than in P. vaccarum for all the traits analyzed. These results are discussed with emphasis on the impact of behavioral traits and their plasticity for species adequacy in high-altitude environments.
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eng
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Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc
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info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/
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ACTIVITY PATTERN
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BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY
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HOME RANGE
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MICROHABITAT SELECTION
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PHENOTYPIC INTEGRATION
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RADIO-TRACKING
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Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, Etología
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Ciencias Biológicas
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CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
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Behavioral responses of two small-sized rodents, Phyllotis vaccarum and Abrothrix andina, to energy challenges of high-altitude habitats in the Andes Mountains
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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2023-07-04T14:19:29Z
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129
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3
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117-132
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Reino Unido
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Londres
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Fil: Ruperto, Emmanuel Fabián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
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Fil: Menéndez Sammartino, Josefina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina
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Fil: Taraborelli, Paula Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Buenos Aires Sur. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Barrow; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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Fil: Scattolón, Federico Omar. No especifíca;
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Fil: Sassi, Paola Lorena. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Provincia de Mendoza. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina
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Ethology
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/eth.13350
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info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/eth.13350
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