Nocturnal activity and behaviour of the elusive bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia Venusta)

IF 1 4区环境科学与生态学 Q4 ECOLOGY

Journal of Tropical Ecology Pub Date : 2023-03-20 DOI:10.1017/S0266467423000032

Corrie E. Rushford, Sean Glynn

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Abstract

Abstract The bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia venusta) is a small arboreal marsupial found in the Amazon basin. G. venusta is rarely seen and has few published sightings throughout its range. Videos (N = 79) were obtained from arboreal camera traps located in the Las Piedras Amazon Center near the Las Piedras River (SE Peru) from April 2017 until November 2017. Our new records, the first for the Las Piedras River, demonstrate that the species is nocturnal with activity peaks at 3:00 h and 20:00 h in the hours of complete darkness. The abundance of camera trap footage of such a rarely observed species further demonstrates the effectiveness of arboreal camera trapping to conduct species assessments.

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难以捉摸的浓密尾负鼠的夜间活动和行为

摘要浓密尾负鼠（Glironia venusta）是一种在亚马逊流域发现的小型树栖有袋动物。金星虫很少被看到，在其整个范围内也很少有公开的目击事件。从2017年4月到2017年11月，视频（N=79）是从位于Las Piedras河（秘鲁东南部）附近Las Piederas亚马逊中心的树上相机陷阱中获得的。我们的新记录是Las Piedras河的首次记录，表明该物种是夜间活动的，在完全黑暗的时间里，活动高峰出现在3:00和20:00。这种罕见物种的大量相机捕捉镜头进一步证明了树栖相机捕捉进行物种评估的有效性。

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Journal of Tropical Ecology 环境科学-生态学

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2.10

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18-36 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of Tropical Ecology aims to address topics of general relevance and significance to tropical ecology. This includes sub-disciplines of ecology, such as conservation biology, evolutionary ecology, marine ecology, microbial ecology, molecular ecology, quantitative ecology, etc. Studies in the field of tropical medicine, specifically where it involves ecological surroundings (e.g., zoonotic or vector-borne disease ecology), are also suitable. We also welcome methods papers, provided that the techniques are well-described and are of broad general utility. Please keep in mind that studies focused on specific geographic regions or on particular taxa will be better suited to more specialist journals. In order to help the editors make their decision, in your cover letter please address the specific hypothesis your study addresses, and how the results will interest the broad field of tropical ecology. While we will consider purely descriptive studies of outstanding general interest, the case for them should be made in the cover letter.