Banca de DEFESA: SANTUZA ALVES FERREIRA

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STUDENT : SANTUZA ALVES FERREIRA
DATE: 05/04/2023
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: Universidade Federal de São João del-Rei - Campus Dom Bosco
TITLE:

Verification of the body condition of Tapirus terrestris tapirs in the Rio Doce State Park/MG.

KEY WORDS:

Câmeras-trap, Atlantic Forest, mammals, animal health.

PAGES: 50
BIG AREA: Ciências Biológicas
AREA: Ecologia
SUBÁREA: Ecologia Aplicada
SUMMARY:

There are few studies on health assessment in wild populations of tapirs. Studies that provide information about the species are essential for the planning of effective management strategies to improve the survival and viability of the long-term tapir population, protecting them from present and future threats. One of the alternatives to facilitate noninvasive studies on tapir is the use of material produced through camera traps that are highly effective in the field due to the low cost and speed in obtaining records. These traps can be used to record and monitor the patterns of tapir activity continuously for long periods of time. A simple and inexpensive method for verifying body conditions in wild tapirs is the assessment of body condition (BCS). BCS is defined as a direct measure of an individual's nutritional status, considering the relative size of energy reserves such as fats and proteins. Studies conducted in the BCS evaluation show that body condition is an important and decisive factor for the survival capacity of animals. Individual energy reserves play a relevant role in the life history and population dynamics of ungulates. The main objective of this study is to verify the body condition of tapirs of the Rio Doce State Park (RDSP), using as reference the photographs and videos obtained by the Projeto Carnívoros do Rio Doce (PCRD). In addition, we aim to demonstrate that BCS estimation is a noninvasive, accessible visual assessment technique that does not require a high technical capacity and has low costs. In this study we also intend to analyze whether there is a difference between the BCS of males and females, especially because males generally expend a large amount of energy in agonistic interactions related to territoriality and require higher energy requirements in the reproduction process.

 

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