Invasion success of the large hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) in a sub-antarctic insular ecosystem (Isla Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina)

• Published in: Polar Biology
• Main Authors: Gallo, Jorge Alberto, Fasola, Laura, Abba, Agustin Manuel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Verlag Berlín
• Subjects: ARGENTINA; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONTROL AREAS; TIERRA DEL FUEGO; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6; https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1; Antarctic; Patagonia; Argentina; Burrows; isla Grande; Antarc*; Polar Biology; Tierra del Fuego
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11336/140387

The large hairy armadillo (Chaetophractus villosus) was introduced to the Isla Grande of Tierra del Fuego almost 35 years ago. Previous studies described the armadillo’s distribution relative to heated oil pipelines. The present study updates this distribution, and evaluates associations with additi...