Ecology and population status of the Serval Leptailurus serval (SCHREBER, 1776) in Zambia [Elektronische Ressource] / Christine Thiel. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät

Christine Thiel

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• Biologie

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• Publié par: rheinische_friedrich-wilhelms-universitat_bonn
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 36
• Langue: Deutsch
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 16 Mo

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Ecology and population status of the Serval
Leptailurus serval (SCHREBER, 1776) in Zambia




Dissertation
zur
Erlangung des Doktorgrades (Dr. rer. nat.)
der
Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der
Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn



vorgelegt von
Christine Thiel
aus
Bonn







Bonn, Februar 2011







Angefertigt mit Genehmigung der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät
der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn



1. Gutachter Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Boehme
2. Gutachter Prof. Dr. Steven Perry



Tag der Promotion: 27.06.2011
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011











Table of Content
page
Abstract .....................................................................................................................................I
Zusammenfassung..................................................................................................................III
Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. V
List of Tables......................................................................................................................... VII
List of Figures....... VIII
The Story of the Serval and how it got its spots..................................................................... XI
1. Introduction.......................................................................................................................1
1.1. Carnivore and Serval conservation ..............................................................................1
1.2. Project Background and motivation3
1.3. Objectives.....................................................................................................................4
1.4. Leptailurus serval (SCHREBER, 1777) ........................................................................6
1.5. Study area ..................................................................................................................10
2. Diet .................................................................................................................................21
2.1. Introduction.................................................................................................................21
2.2. Methods......................................................................................................................25
2.2.1. Determination of prey components in the Serval diet.............................................25
2.2.2. Guard hair analysis.................................................................................................28
2.2.3. Data analyses.........................................................................................................30
2.2.4. Prey availability.......................................................................................................32
2.2.5. Activity patterns of Servals in Luambe National Park33
2.3. Results........................................................................................................................34
2.3.1. Diet in Luambe National Park.................................................................................34
2.3.1.1. Prey spectrum in Luambe National Park ............................................................34
2.3.1.2. Annual changes in diet .......................................................................................53
2.3.2. Diet in different locations in Zambia .......................................................................62
2.3.3. Prey availability.......................................................................................................72
2.3.3.1. Prey availability in Luambe National Park ..........................................................72
2.3.3.2. vailability in Zambia..................................................................................76
2.3.4. Activity patterns of Servals in Luambe National Park.............................................80
2.4. Discussion ..................................................................................................................81
2.4.1. The Servals’ diet.....................................................................................................83
2.4.1.1. Diet in Luambe National Park.............................................................................92
2.4.1.2. Diet in Zambia99
2.5. Summary Chapter 2 .................................................................................................104
3. Parasites.......................................................................................................................107
3.1. Introduction...............................................................................................................107
3.2. Methods....................................................................................................................108
3.3. Results......................................................................................................................109
3.3.1. Parasites of all Zambia-wide samples ..................................................................109
3.3.2. Parasites in LNP...................................................................................................112
3.3.2.1. Annual change of parasite composition............................................................114
3.3.2.2. Monthly change of parasite composition ..........................................................119
3.4. Discussion ................................................................................................................123
3.5. Summary Chapter 3128
4. Potential habitats and distribution of Leptailurus serval ...............................................129
4.1. Introduction...............................................................................................................129
4.2. Methods....................................................................................................................135
4.2.1. Habitat classification in Luambe National Park and its bordering areas...............135
4.2.2. Distribution in Luambe National Park ...................................................................137
4.3. Results......................................................................................................................138
4.3.1. Habitat preferences in Luambe National Park and its bordering areas ................138
4.3.2. 143
4.4. Discussion ................................................................................................................146
4.4.1. nd its bordering areas ................146 4.4.2. Distribution in Luambe National Park ...................................................................148
4.5. Summary Chapter 4 .................................................................................................150
5. Minimum population size estimation for Luambe National Park...................................151
5.1. Introduction...............................................................................................................151
5.2. Methods....................................................................................................................155
5.3. Results......................................................................................................................159
5.4. Discussion ................................................................................................................165
5.5. Summary Chapter 5173
6. Distribution models of the Serval in Zambia.................................................................175
6.1. Introduction175
6.2. Methods181
6.2.1. Distribution model of morphs/subspecies in Zambia ............................................181
6.3. Results185
6.3.1. bia185
6.3.2. Distribution model of L. serval in Zambia..............................................................187
6.4. Discussion ................................................................................................................193
6.4.1. Distribution model of morphs/subspecies in Zambia193
6.4.2. of L. serval in Za193
6.5. Summary Chapter 6 .................................................................................................198
7. Review of other methods..............................................................................................199
7.1. Baiting Servals..........................................................................................................199
7.1.1. Baiting experiment in ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen....................................199
7.1.2. Baiting in Luambe National Park ..........................................................................202
7.2. Trapping with live traps...................................