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Rodgers, T.W.; Giacalone, J.; Heske, E.J.; Janecka, J.E.; Jansen, P.A.; Phillips, C.A.; Schooley, R.L.
Socio-spatial organization and kin structure in ocelots from integration of camera trapping and noninvasive genetics
2015 Journal of Mammalogy (96): 120-128
Kin selection theory predicts that under certain conditions animals will tolerate related individuals in their home ranges. We examined the relationship between spatiotemporal overlap and genetic relatedness in ocelots (_Leopardus pardalis_) to determine if kin selection plays a role in structuring ocelot populations. We used 3 years of camera trapping to examine the spatial organization of an ocelot population on Barro Colorado Island in Panama. We also placed camera traps on ocelot latrines to match photographs of individual ocelots with microsatellite genotypes from feces. Strengths of spatiotemporal overlap between individual ocelots were calculated using a half-weight association index based on how often individuals were photographed at the same camera within 30 days of one another. We calculated relatedness between individuals based on 11 variable microsatellite loci. Male ocelots overlapped with
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