Estructura poblacional del gato doméstico Felis catus (Carnivora: Felidae) en el Campus Central de la Universidad de Panamá, ciudad de Panamá, Panamá

Jenny Cedeño; Orlando Ortiz; Christel Ramos; Lany Valdés; Jaime R. Rau

doi:10.48204/j.tecno.v28n1.a8954

Submitted December 12, 2025

Published 2026-01-13

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Vol. 28 No. 1 (2026): Tecnociencia

Population structure of the domestic cat Felis catus (Carnivora: Felidae) at the Central Campus of the University of Panama, Panama City, Panama

Jenny Cedeño⁺⁻
Orlando Ortiz⁺⁻
Christel Ramos⁺⁻
Lany Valdés
Jaime R. Rau⁺⁻

DOI https://doi.org/10.48204/j.tecno.v28n1.a8954

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DOI: 10.48204/j.tecno.v28n1.a8954

Published: 2026-01-13

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Cedeño, J., Ortiz, O., Ramos, C., Valdés , L. and Rau, J. R. (2026) “Population structure of the domestic cat Felis catus (Carnivora: Felidae) at the Central Campus of the University of Panama, Panama City, Panama”, Tecnociencia, 28(1), pp. 158–167. doi: 10.48204/j.tecno.v28n1.a8954.

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Abstract

Because its impact on native prey and transmission of diseases domestic cats are considered among the 100 most harmful biological invaders in the world. Among the objectives of this study is to determine the population structure of the domestic cat. To this end, the abundance and density of the species, its age structure, and sex ratio were estimated using capture, mark, and recapture photography. The cat population was characterized by the dominance of adult individuals; compared to other studies, these showed low abundance and density and a 1:1 sex ratio. Schnabel's capture-mark-recapture method provided a more robust and reliable estimate of cat population abundance in comparison with the Lincoln-Petersen method

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