Solitary behavior at high population density in tuco-tucos ( Ctenomys sp.) from Parque Nacional Los Cardones, Argentina
; Tarquino Carbonell, Andrea del Pilar
; Ojeda, Agustina A ; Amaya, Juan Pablo 
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06/2024
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Journal of Mammalogy
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La densidad poblacional es un factor potencialmente significativo que determinar la organización social, ya que se espera que densidadeselevadas resulten en una mayor interacción espacial y social entre conspecíficos. Como parte de esfuerzos continuos para documentarla diversidad de comportamiento entre los tuco-tucos (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae: Ctenomys), caracterizamos la organización social de unapoblación de estos animales en el Valle Encantado, Parque Nacional Los Cardones, Salta, Argentina. Las capturas vivas y los datos detelemetría revelaron que, a pesar de tener una de las densidades más altas registradas entre los Ctenomys (~75 adultos por hectárea), losmiembros de la población estudiada eran solitarios, ocupando cada adulto su propio sistema de túneles y nidos. La co-ocurrencia espacialy temporal de adultos en el mismo sitio solo se detectó en dos ocasiones (<0.5% de las posiciones, N = 997 localizaciones telemétricas). Elsolapamiento espacial entre animales vecinos fue limitado y resultó de incursiones ocasionales de un individuo en el área ocupada porun conspecífico, con la mayoría (87.5%, N = 8) de estos eventos ocurriendo cuando un macho adulto ingresaba en el área ocupada por unahembra adulta. Las comparaciones con otras especies de Ctenomys para las cuales hay disponibilidad de datos telemétricos no sugierenuna relación entre la densidad poblacional y la organización social dentro del género. Los análisis de una porción de 801 pares de basesdel locus mitocondrial citocromo-b indican que los tuco-tucos del Valle Encantado forman una unidad monofilética que no es parte deninguno de los subclados reconocidos actualmente dentro del género Ctenomys, lo que sugiere la necesidad de una evaluación taxonómicaformal de estos animales.
Population density is a potentially signifcant determinant of social organization, with high densities often expected to result in greater spatial and social contact among conspecifcs. As part of ongoing efforts to document behavioral diversity among tuco-tucos (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae: Ctenomys), we characterized the social organization of a population in Valle Encantado, Parque Nacional Los Cardones, Salta Province, Argentina. Live-trapping and radiotelemety data revealed that despite one of the highest densities recorded for the genus Ctenomys (~75 adults per ha), members of the study population were solitary, with each adult occupying a distinct burrow system and nest site. Co-occurrence of adults at the same point in space and time was detected only twice (<0.5% of data points, n = 997 telemetry fxes). Spatial overlap between neighboring animals was limited and resulted from occasional incursions by 1 individual into the area occupied by a conspecifc, with most (87.5%, n = 8) such events occurring when an adult male entered the area occupied by an adult female. Comparisons with other species of Ctenomys for which telemetry data are available did not suggest a relationship between population density and social organization within this genus. Although a formal taxonomic assessment of the tuco-tucos from Valle Encantado is needed, our fndings add to a growing comparative understanding of variation in social organization within Ctenomys.
Population density is a potentially signifcant determinant of social organization, with high densities often expected to result in greater spatial and social contact among conspecifcs. As part of ongoing efforts to document behavioral diversity among tuco-tucos (Rodentia: Ctenomyidae: Ctenomys), we characterized the social organization of a population in Valle Encantado, Parque Nacional Los Cardones, Salta Province, Argentina. Live-trapping and radiotelemety data revealed that despite one of the highest densities recorded for the genus Ctenomys (~75 adults per ha), members of the study population were solitary, with each adult occupying a distinct burrow system and nest site. Co-occurrence of adults at the same point in space and time was detected only twice (<0.5% of data points, n = 997 telemetry fxes). Spatial overlap between neighboring animals was limited and resulted from occasional incursions by 1 individual into the area occupied by a conspecifc, with most (87.5%, n = 8) such events occurring when an adult male entered the area occupied by an adult female. Comparisons with other species of Ctenomys for which telemetry data are available did not suggest a relationship between population density and social organization within this genus. Although a formal taxonomic assessment of the tuco-tucos from Valle Encantado is needed, our fndings add to a growing comparative understanding of variation in social organization within Ctenomys.
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