Behavioral ethogram and posture‒act‒environment coding system of wild Leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) based on infrared camera technology
Received date: 2022-07-05
Accepted date: 2023-01-04
Online published: 2023-05-18
From June 2017 to April 2021, the behavioral ethogram and posture?act?environment (PAE) coding system of wild Leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) were investigated based on infrared camera technology. The behavioral diversity of wild leopard cats across seasons and age groups was also statistically analyzed. In this study, we identified and recorded 8 types of postures, 39 acts, and 25 behaviors of wild leopard cats and established the behavioral ethogram and PAE coding system for this species. We also found that the total absolute diversity index Htotal and the total relative diversity index rtotal of Leopard cats were the highest in summer and the lowest in winter. There was a significant difference between the absolute diversity index H and relative diversity index r in autumn and winter (H: Z = -2.023, P = 0.043; r: Z = -2.023, P = 0.043). The total absolute diversity index Htotal and the total relative diversity index rtotal of adults were higher than cubs, and there were significant age-group differences in the relative diversity index r (Z = -2.018, P = 0.044). These findings provide a scientific basis for the comprehensive protection of natural populations of wild leopard cats.
Ling LIU , Aigang XIAO , Tiejian ZHAO , Xiaomei FENG , Suxia SHEN , Xianwang LU , Hongwu GUAN , Dapeng ZHAO . Behavioral ethogram and posture‒act‒environment coding system of wild Leopard cats (Prionailurus bengalensis) based on infrared camera technology[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2023 , 43(3) : 270 -279 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150713
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