Ranging, habitat use and activity patterns of binturong Arctictis binturong and yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula in northcentral Thailand Academic Article

abstract

• The binturong Arctictis binturong and yellow-throated marten Martes flavigula are widely distributed through much of Southeast Asia, yet their natural history remains poorly understood. We radio collared and tracked five male binturongs, and five yellow-throated martens (four males and one female) for 4-23 months in Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. For binturongs, mean annual range size ( SD; 95% minimum convex polygon) was 6.2 km 2 ( 1.0), and mean range overlap was 35%. Wet season ranges were larger for most binturongs. Binturong mean daily distance was 688 m ( 667). A cumulative activity pattern of 47% indicated that binturongs were arrhythmic and crepuscular. Yellow-throated martens showed an annual range of 7.2 km2 ( 4.3) and exhibited overlapping ranges of 34%. Yellow-throated martens traveled an average of 966 m/day ( 834) and activity (58%) was characterized as diurnal, but increases in nocturnal activity increased during lunar nights ( 7 days from full moon). Wildlife Biology.

authors

• Silvy, Nova

published proceedings

• WILDLIFE BIOLOGY

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Grassman, L. I., Tewes, M. E., & Silvy, N. J.

citation count

• 56

complete list of authors

• Grassman, LI||Tewes, ME||Silvy, NJ

publication date

• March 2005

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

keywords

• Activity Patterns
• Arctictis Binturong
• Binturong
• Habitat Use
• Martes Flavigula
• Range Size
• Thailand
• Yellow-throated Marten

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2981/0909-6396(2005)11[49:RHUAAP]2.0.CO;2

start page

• 49

end page

• 57

volume

• 11

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.2981%2F0909-6396%282005%2911%5B49%3Arhuaap%5D2.0.co%3B2