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July 15, 2025Open Access

Spatial Ecology of Jaguars in a Coastal Amazon Island Ecosystem

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LSLeandro SilveiraFundo BrasilAJAnah T. A. JácomoFundo BrasilTSTanya M. SilveiraUniversity of Lisbon

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Overview

Field study reveals jaguars exhibit unique home range dynamics and movement behaviors in coastal habitats, suggesting new conservation strategies for large carnivores.

Key Points

  • Core finding indicates that male jaguars have significantly larger home ranges (mean: 77.8 km²) compared to females (mean: 19.5 km²).
  • Data shows that jaguars on Maracá-Jipioca moved at an average of 7.3 km/day, highlighting their adaptability in fragmented environments.
  • The study utilized GPS collars on seven jaguars to track movement patterns and reveal unique habitat preferences and behaviors.
  • These insights into jaguar spatial ecology can inform conservation efforts, particularly in insular ecosystems facing ecological pressures.

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Silveira et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a02c3e6551bb0af8cc93dhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.10.664043
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