First data on the presence and diet of common genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus 1758) in the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian Peninsula)
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David Camps
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Karin van den Broek
Abstract
This paper provides novel data on the recent incursion and presence of the common genet (Genetta genetta) in the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian Peninsula), an atypical habitat for the species, and on its diet in this region, determined by scat analysis. The species was first detected in the delta region in 2005 that colonised through the woodlands on the banks of the Ebro River. The high trophic diversity index points out to a highly-diversified diet, and the results obtained highlight feeding habits towards particular food items. Rodents (mainly Rattus sp. and Mus sp.) were the most frequent food item and made up the largest portion of consumed biomass. Birds, red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) and fruits were also consumed. However, although the genet was detected in this region, it cannot be considered to have spread and settle significantly: there are few signs of its presence and there has been no record so far of breeding, probably due the scarce availability of favourable habitat.
Acknowledgments
Our thanks to all staff of the Ebro Delta Natural Park, especially to Laura Fortuño, Miquel Àngel Franch, David Bigas, Carles Domingo, Jordi Martí, Toni Curcó and Sisco Vidal, and also to Xavier Sanjuan, for their cooperation, all the information provided as well as their assistance in identifying some food remains. Jordi Ruiz-Olmo and two anonymous referees reviewed a version of the manuscript. We are also especially grateful to Emmanuel Do Linh San and Mark Statham, for the English revision and helpful comments that improved the final version of the original manuscript.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Studies
- The mammals of Mt. Amuyao: a richly endemic fauna in the Central Cordillera of northern Luzon Island, Philippines
- Social organization and demography of reintroduced Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta) in North Ferlo Fauna Reserve, Senegal
- Reproductive characteristics of the water chevrotain, Hyemoschus aquaticus
- First data on the presence and diet of common genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus 1758) in the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian Peninsula)
- Band size, activity pattern and occupancy of the coati Nasua narica (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in the Southeastern Mexican rainforest
- Partial support for the classical ring species hypothesis in the Chaerephon pumilus species complex (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from southeastern Africa and western Indian Ocean islands
- Recording at water bodies increases the efficiency of a survey of temperate bats with stationary, automated detectors
- Effect of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed color and hardness genes on the consumption preference of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.)
- Short Notes
- New records of Isothrix (Wagner 1845) (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Ecuador
- Notes on the distribution of the genus Andalgalomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae), with the first record of A. pearsoni (Myers 1978) from Argentina
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 80 (2016)
Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Studies
- The mammals of Mt. Amuyao: a richly endemic fauna in the Central Cordillera of northern Luzon Island, Philippines
- Social organization and demography of reintroduced Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas neglecta) in North Ferlo Fauna Reserve, Senegal
- Reproductive characteristics of the water chevrotain, Hyemoschus aquaticus
- First data on the presence and diet of common genet (Genetta genetta, Linnaeus 1758) in the Ebro Delta (NE Iberian Peninsula)
- Band size, activity pattern and occupancy of the coati Nasua narica (Carnivora, Procyonidae) in the Southeastern Mexican rainforest
- Partial support for the classical ring species hypothesis in the Chaerephon pumilus species complex (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from southeastern Africa and western Indian Ocean islands
- Recording at water bodies increases the efficiency of a survey of temperate bats with stationary, automated detectors
- Effect of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) seed color and hardness genes on the consumption preference of the house mouse (Mus musculus L.)
- Short Notes
- New records of Isothrix (Wagner 1845) (Rodentia: Echimyidae) from Ecuador
- Notes on the distribution of the genus Andalgalomys (Rodentia, Cricetidae), with the first record of A. pearsoni (Myers 1978) from Argentina
- Reviewer acknowledgement Mammalia volume 80 (2016)
