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5 summaries matching “kodkod” in Small Wildcat Biology
Research overview: kodkod behavior and activity
OverviewThis overview compiles what is known of kodkod behavior and activity from camera-trap and telemetry studies in Chile. The species is reported to be active both by day and night, with patterns that may…
Research overview: kodkod distribution in Chilean and Argentine temperate forest
OverviewThe kodkod, or guigna, is the smallest cat in the Americas and is restricted to the temperate rainforests of central and southern Chile and adjacent Argentina. This overview compiles records describin…
Research overview: kodkod forest dependence and fragmentation
OverviewThe kodkod is strongly tied to forest, and this overview reviews research on how forest loss and fragmentation affect it. Studies in Chile show the species using native forest, forest fragments, and f…
Research overview: the kodkod as the smallest cat in the Americas
OverviewThe kodkod holds the distinction of being the smallest wild cat in the Americas, and this overview reviews the biology associated with its diminutive size. Weighing only a couple of kilograms, the spe…
Research synthesis: kodkod conservation status
ReviewThis synthesis reviews the conservation standing of the kodkod, regarded as facing elevated risk owing to its small range, forest dependence, and exposure to habitat loss in the temperate forests of C…