Discovery of first active breeding den of Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti)
| Autor: | Lingyun Xiao, Zheng-Yi Dong, Zhi Lu, Xue-Song Han, Xiang Zhao, Huai-Qing Chen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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geography.geographical_feature_category Ecology biology Adult female media_common.media_genre Felis Ecology (disciplines) Zoology biology.organism_classification Field survey Chinese mountain cat Geography Animal Science and Zoology China Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common |
| Zdroj: | Zoological Research. 41:341-344 |
| ISSN: | 2095-8137 |
| DOI: | 10.24272/j.issn.2095-8137.2020.039 |
| Popis: | In mid-September 2018, during a field survey in Chiat'ung, Sanjiangyuan (Three-River-Source) Region, Tibetan Plateau, China, we discovered the first active breeding den of the Chinese mountain cat (Felis bieti), inhabited by one adult female and two kittens. Based on fieldwork over the following months, five breeding dens were discovered, and 33 sightings were recorded. In addition, at least five individuals were confirmed to inhabit this overlooked region, and much previously unknown information concerning this cat species and its ecology was revealed for the first time. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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