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Ecología Poblacional Del Ratón Peromyscus Mexicanus (Rodentia: Muridae) En El Parque Nacional Volcán Poás, Costa Rica

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Ecología Poblacional Del Ratón Peromyscus Mexicanus (Rodentia: Muridae) En El Parque Nacional Volcán Poás, Costa Rica Ecología poblacional del ratón Peromyscus mexicanus (Rodentia: Muridae) en el Parque Nacional Volcán Poás, Costa Rica Licidia Rojas Rojas & Minor Barboza Rodríguez 1 Programa Regional de Posgrado en Biología, Sistema de Estudios de Posgrado, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José, Costa Rica; [email protected], [email protected] Recibido 09-VI-2006. Corregido 08-II-2007. Aceptado 07-V-2007. Abstract: Population ecology of the mouse Peromyscus mexicanus (Rodentia: Muridae) in Poas Volcano National Park, Costa Rica. The Mexican Deer Mouse has been reported as an abundant wild mouse in Costa Rica; nevertheless, it has not been studied as well as other Peromyscus species. Thirty Sherman traps were placed on three habitats during six consecutive days of each month, from March 2002 through April 2003 in three sites of Poás Volcano National Park, Costa Rica. A total of 2 393 mice were captured. Other species such as Reithrodontomys creper, R. rodriguezi, Scotinomys teguina and Oryzomys devius (Muridae) were also captured in Tierra Fría and R. creper, R. sumichrasti, S. teguina and O. devius in Potrero Grande. In Canto de las Aves we captured P. mexicanus, R. creper, R. rodriguezi and O. devius. Of the total mice collected, 34.77 % were P. mexicanus. For this species, the mean monthly capture per hectare was 34±2.15 in Tierra Fría and 11±1.85 in Potrero Grande. In the third site, Canto de las Aves, only four mice were captured throughout the study. The estimated population size did not change among months in Tierra Fría, but it did in Potrero Grande. No sex ratio variation was found in any habitat. In Potrero Grande, weight averages were 43.54±3.42 g for males and 42.08±3.4 5 g for females. Variation in population structure among habitats was not significant. The presence of oak trees (Quercus sp.) and the high understory density could explain the stability of the population in this area. Rev. Biol. Trop. 55 (3-4): 1037-1050. Epub 2007 December, 28. Key words: Mexican deer mouse, Peromyscus mexicanus, population ecology, Poás Volcano National Park, Costa Rica, density. El género Peromyscus constituye el grupo Wenny (2000), esta especie cumple un papel más diverso y con distribución más amplia importante como depredador de semillas del entre los mamíferos pequeños de Norteamérica bosque nuboso de Costa Rica. (Chirhart et al. 2005) y Centroamérica (Reid El ratón de patas blancas se ha descrito 1997). Por esa razón, ha sido ampliamente como una de las especies de múridos silvestres utilizado en estudios de ecología, compor- más abundantes de Costa Rica. Aunque esta tamiento, fisiología, sistemática y evolución especie ha sido poco estudiada, en relación a (Chirhart et al. 2005). El ratón de patas blancas otras especies del género Peromyscus, existen (Peromyscus mexicanus) es el miembro del algunas investigaciones importantes en Costa género que presenta la distribución geográfica Rica. Así, el ratón de patas blancas se ha des- más amplia y se encuentra en los bosques de crito como una de las especies de múridos sil- tierras medias y altas (600–3 000 msnm) desde vestres más abundantes de este país (Anderson México hasta el oeste de Panamá (Reid 1997, 1982, Van den Bergh y Kappelle 1998). De Mora 2000). Es un animal terrestre y nocturno igual manera, otros estudios han determinado que se alimenta de tallos semillas y frutas, así que P. mexicanus está asociado a zonas bosco- como de algunos insectos (Mora 2000). Según sas, específicamente de crecimiento secundario Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 55 (3-4): 1037-1050, September-December 2007 1037 (Johnson y Vaughan 1993, Van den Bergh y plantas más comunes de este sitio son: kikuyo Kappelle 1998). El Parque Nacional Volcán (Pennisetum clandestinum), zacate (Paspalum Poás (PNVP) es una de las áreas en el país boscianum), (Halenia rhyacophyla), el llan- donde se ha registrado alta abundancia de P. tén (Plantago birtella), margarita amarilla mexicanus (obs. pers.). Sin embargo, hasta la (Hipochaerys radicata), juncia (Carex nogrum) fecha no ha habido un estudio a largo plazo que y musgo de la turba (Sphagnum spp.). También documente estas observaciones. es notable, la presencia de plantas introducidas En el presente estudio se evaluaron algunos como naranjo de monte (Hypericum strictum) y aspectos de la ecología poblacional de P. mexi- corona de Cristo (Ulex europaeaus) que han ido canus en el Parque Nacional Volcán Poás. Este invadiendo la zona. En las orillas de la carretera trabajo permitió comparar variables como el que hay en esta zona, se pueden observar otras tamaño de la población, la proporción de sexos especie como escalonia (Escallonia poasana), y otros parámetros poblacionales con estudios lengua de vaca (Miconia myrtillifolia), arrayán realizados en otros sitios (Anderson 1982, Van (Vaccinium consanguineum) y bejuco muela den Bergh y Kappelle 1998). Además, se deter- (Pernettia coriacea). minó la abundancia de esta especie en tres tipos El segundo sitio de muestreo seleccionado de bosque dentro del parque. Por otro lado, se conoce como Tierra Fría. Este sitio es un se determinó el consumo relativo de algunos bosque nuboso que está ubicado en el límite sur frutos silvestres propios de la zona, utilizando del parque (Fig. 1). Se encuentra a una altitud animales en cautiverio. de entre 2 450 a 2 550 msnm (Macey 1975). En Tierra Fría, el dosel es abierto con pocos árboles grandes y un sotobosque relativamente denso. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS En este último se han desarrollado arbustos típicos de bosque secundario como lengua de Descripción del sitio de muestreo: el vaca (Miconia spp.) y tocuico (Ardisia pleuro- Parque Nacional Volcán Poás (PNVP) está ubi- botrya), los cuales son más abundantes que las cado en la Provincia de Alajuela y se encuentra especies de dosel como el roble (Quercus spp.), en el extremo oeste de la Cordillera Volcánica papayillo (Schefflera rodriguesiana), fosforillo Central (latitud 10°04’20” a 10º16’33” N; (Dendropanax sp.), escalonia (Escallonia myri- longitud 84°11’40” a 84º16’07” W). El ámbito lloides) y copey (Clusia odorata). En Tierra de temperatura osciló entre los 10 y 24 °C con Fría se encuentra una gran variedad de plantas un promedio de 14 °C y la precipitación anual de crecimiento bajo, como carrizo (Chusquea varió entre 3 500 y 8 000 mm (Boza 2001). El spp.) y arete de india (Bomarea acutifolia). clima del PNVP se caracteriza por tener una El tercer sitio que se seleccionó es Canto alta pluviosidad. de las Aves, el cual, se ubica al extremo este del Para estudiar la ecología poblacional de P. cráter principal y es además el sitio de mayor mexicanus en ambientes distintos, se seleccio- elevación dentro de parque (Fig. 1). Canto de naron tres sitios de muestreo dentro del parque. las Aves es un bosque nuboso de 2 600 a 2 700 Uno de ellos es conocido como Potrero Grande msnm (Macey 1975). En este sitio las especies (Fig. 1). Esta es un área de pastizal que se que dominan el dosel son copey (C. odorata), formó hace unos 40 años, cuando se derribaron papayillo (S. rodriguesiana), cacho de venado algunos parches de bosque para la creación de (Dydimopanax pittieri), arrayán (Weinmannia potreros, para el establecimiento de un hotel trianea) y ratoncillo (Myrsine dependens), las y un aserradero (M. Arias, com. pers.). Diez cuales tienen unos 15 a 20 m de alto y con años después cesó la actividad antropogénica copas anchas por lo que la penetración de y comenzó un proceso de sucesión natural. la luz es escasa en este sitio. Más abajo del Potrero Grande, se encuentra a una altitud de dosel se pueden encontrar arbustos escasos de 2 500 msnm (Macey 1975). Algunas de las especies como tocuico (Ardisia pleurobotrya), 1038 Rev. Biol. Trop. (Int. J. Trop. Biol. ISSN-0034-7744) Vol. 55 (3-4): 1037-1050, September-December 2007 (espaciadas una de otra por 10 m). Se dejaron las trampas abiertas durante seis días con- secutivos cada mes (excepto en los primeros dos meses del muestreo que se mantuvieron abiertas por cinco días). Cada día se revisaron las trampas y se les cambió el cebo. El cebo consistió en una mezcla de avena, mantequilla de maní y agua. Se marcó a cada indi- viduo mediante un código de muescas en las orejas. Cada individuo capturado se identi- ficó por marca, sexo y peso. El peso de determinó utilizando una balanza de mano de 100 g. La clasificación de indivi- duos adultos e inmaduros se realizó siguiendo el protocolo de Anderson (1982). Fig. 1. Ubicación de los tres sitios de muestreo: Potrero Grande, Tierra Fría y Fluctuación en el tama- Canto de las Aves, dentro del Parque Nacional Volcán Poás. Modificado con permiso de Garita, D. 2004. ACCVC-MINAE. ño poblacional de otras especies: también se deter- Fig. 1. Location of the three sampled areas: Potrero Grande, Tierra Fría y Canto minó la importancia de P. de las Aves, in Poás Volcano National Park, 2002-2003. Modified with permis- mexicanus en la comunidad sion of Garita, D. 2004. ACCVC-MINAE. de múridos en cada sitio. Para ello, se registraron las arrayán (Vaccinium sp.) y miconia (Miconia capturas de las otras especies de múridos y biperulifera). También destacan algunas se marcaron, se anotó el sexo y peso de cada ericáceas epífitas como colmillo de perro individuo. (Cavendishia bracteata). Al acercarse a los bordes de la laguna, los carrizos (Chusquea Proporción de frutos consumidos por spp.) se vuelven prominentes. individuos de P. mexicanus en cautiverio: para determinar el consumo relativo de algunos Determinación de algunos aspectos de frutos silvestres en la dieta de P. mexicanus, se la ecología poblacional: para determinar la mantuvo a tres individuos en cautiverio durante ecología poblacional de P.
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