Low accuracy of identifying Neotropical deer species by scat morphology

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniversidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
dc.contributorParque Tecnológico Itaipu
dc.contributorEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-11T17:30:28Z
dc.date.available2018-12-11T17:30:28Z
dc.date.created2018-12-11T17:30:28Z
dc.date.issued2017-01-02
dc.identifierStudies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment, v. 52, n. 1, p. 37-42, 2017.
dc.identifier1744-5140
dc.identifier0165-0521
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/178466
dc.identifier10.1080/01650521.2016.1263418
dc.identifier2-s2.0-85003864868
dc.identifier2-s2.0-85003864868.pdf
dc.description.abstractMorphometric feces data are used to identify ungulates, but their effectiveness is questioned by numerous authors. Herein, we evaluated the efficiency of this tool in discriminating scat samples from Neotropical deer with sympatric distributions. We performed discriminant analysis of previously identified scat samples (n = 204). The accuracy of discriminant analysis (56–92%) was lower than the confidence limit established in this study in all sympatric combinations expected in these biomes. These results demonstrate serious limitations regarding the use of scat morphometry for species identification of Neotropical deer and reinforce the need to use non-invasive genetic techniques.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationStudies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
dc.relation0,445
dc.rightsAcesso aberto
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectCervidae
dc.subjectfecal DNA
dc.subjectFecal samples
dc.subjectMazama
dc.subjectscat morphology
dc.titleLow accuracy of identifying Neotropical deer species by scat morphology
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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