Home Range and Activity Pattern of Free-ranging Domestic Cats（Felis catus）in Low Elevation at Tongsiao, Miaoli
| Autor: | Jia-Jia Lyu, 呂佳家 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 99 The study had tracked nine free-ranging domestic cats( five males and four females ) at Tongsiao, Miaoli from December 2007 to April 2009. The males’ average total home range was 71.03 ± 35.28ha( n=5 ), and the average core area was13.24 ± 7.89ha( n=5 ). The females’ average total home rang was11.57 ± 3.3ha( n=4 ), and the average core area was3.05 ± 1.07ha( n=4 ). The males’ home ranges were larger than those of the female. The males’ average 24h home range was 5.23 ± 2.83ha( n=5 ), and those of the female was1.74 ± 1.29ha( n=4 ). There was no significant difference between the gender. This study suggested males shifted the 24h home range in their total home range periodically. The total home range of male and female were overlapped, but the 24h home range between sex were less overlapped. This study indicated domestic cats would share the resource, but they avoided encountering each other. The most important factor influencing on home range size was sex. The domestic cats were active all day, and there were two peaks at twilight. They showed stable activity at night, and also had a greater activity by day that was influenced by human. The study indicated domestic cats spent most of their time staying in human activity area, but sometimes stayed at secondary forest. In the rural area with development, habitat may be patchy, and the domestic cats would go deep into secondary forest easier. |
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