Reproductivity and reising of Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) and Lesser Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata). A review

The Greater or Common Rhea (Rhea americana) and theLesser or Darwin’s Rhea (Pterocnemia pennata) are flight-less birds native from South America, that have conserva-tion and economic importance. Free-ranging populationsof these ratites have been detrimentally affected by humanactivities (BucherandNores, 1988;Carman, 1988;Martellaet al., 2000). On the other hand, during the1990s the farming of ratites, including rheas, experimenteda boom-and-bust process in USA, Canada and some Eur-opean countries (ChapmanandBass, 1994;Nara, 1994a;DeemingandAngel, 1996;Carbajoet al., 1997;Castel-lo ́, 1998a;Dey, 1998;GillespieandSchupp, 1998).Fil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Zoología Aplicada; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Zoología Aplicada; Argentin

Efectos de los atributos de la hembra de ñandú (Rhea americana) sobre la viabilidad del huevo

We conducted a study throughout a breeding season in a captive-bred population of Greater rheas (Rhea americana) to evaluate the association between egg viability and the female´s body weight and age. A total of 180 eggs laid by 15 females of three age classes (5 individuals per class) were collected, individually identified, and their morphometric traits, fertility and hatchability were registered. Egg fertility increased with female´s age but was unaffected by female weight. Hatching rate does not correlate with maternal attributes. The current paper contributes towards understanding the role of certain maternal attributes in egg viability. Our findings suggest that breeding Greater rheas in large flocks where free mating occurs, increases the expression of natural sexual behavior and enhances the productivity and welfare of the birds.Realizamos un estudio a lo largo de una temporada reproductiva en una población de Ñandú común (Rhea americana) en cautiverio, con el fin de evaluar la asociación entre la viabilidad del huevo y el peso corporal y la edad de la hembra. Se colectaron un total de 180 huevos depositados por 15 hembras de tres clases de edad (5 individuos por clase). Cada huevo se identificó y se registraron sus características morfométricas, su fertilidad y éxito de eclosión. La fertilidad de los huevos se incrementó con la edad de la hembra que lo produjo pero no fue afectado por el peso corporal de la misma. La tasa de eclosión no se correlacionó con los atributos maternos evaluados. El presente trabajo contribuye a comprender el rol de ciertos atributos maternos en la viabilidad del huevo. Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que la cría de ñandúes en grandes grupos, donde el libre apareamiento es posible, aumentaría la expresión de un comportamiento sexual natural mejorando la productividad y el bienestar de las avesFil: Lábaque, María Carla. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas y Tecnológicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecológica. Cátedra de Ecología; ArgentinaFil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecológica. Cátedra de Ecología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Bazzano, Gisela del Valle. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecológica. Cátedra de Ecología; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentin

Sistematización georreferenciada de Proyectos de Extensión: Becas y Subsidios de la Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria(UNC) 2010-2011-2012

Este trabajo consiste en una sistematización de los Proyectos de Becas y de Subsidios de Extensión que se han generado a partir de las convocatorias institucionales de la Secretaría de Extensión Universitaria, en toda la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. El proceso descriptivo–analítico desarrollado comprende: 46 Proyectos de Becas y 19 Subsidios de Extensión del año 2010; 44 Proyectos de Becas y 16 Subsidios de Extensión de 2011; 47 Proyectos de Becas, 13 Subsidios y 12 Proyectos de Becas para Innovación Tecnológica Socio-Productiva (BITS) iniciados en 2012. Estos Proyectos desarrollados por becarios y equipos de trabajo, bajo supervisión de sus respectivos Directores y Co-directores, abordan una importante diversidad de problemáticas en diferentes espacios territoriales en Córdoba capital, interior provincial y otras provincias. El Objetivo del presente trabajo es referenciar y ubicar en el espacio geográfico, los lugares y zonas de influencia en que se desarrollan estas prácticas extensionistas. Asimismo, permite destacar características interdisciplinarias (por la diversidad de actores universitarios), trayectos formativos (participación de estudiantes y egresados), orientaciones profesionales, relaciones y articulaciones entre proyectos de investigación, extensión y equipos docentes. Finalmente, procura describir en una primera reflexión, ciertas continuidades que se observan en los temas (problemática-demanda) que abordan los proyectos, sus actores intervinientes, organizaciones sociales, instituciones públicas y los equipos de trabajo integrados –en muchos casos- por miembros de las organizaciones e instituciones involucradas en las acciones.Fil: Iribarne, Maria Clara. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Genti, Miguel Angel. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; ArgentinaFil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal; Argentin

Effect of antipredator training on spatial behaviour of male and female Greater Rheas (Rhea americana) reintroduced into the wild

The Greater Rhea (Rhea americana) is a South-American flightless bird whose populations have decreased due to poaching and fragmentation of suitable habitats, and there has been an urgent need to carry out management practices to prevent local or regional extinctions. Several studies revealed that reintroduction might be an appropriate action for increasing the viability of wild populations of this species. Nevertheless, although this is a popular and useful conservation strategy; the animals to be released should be prepared against risks like predation and dispersion that could influence the post-release success. We evaluated the effect of an antipredator training applied to captive-bred Greater Rheas before they were released into the wild, on their dispersal and home range size and overlap, supposing that the trained animals would avoid to dispersing into places with presence of predators and, consequently, they would reduce their home range. We also studied the habitat use by the released rheas. Eleven trained and nine control (untrained) animals were marked and monitored two to four times per day the first week, and from 4 to 19 consecutive days per month during four months, throughout breeding and post-breeding seasons. The locations of each animal were counted as a frequency of use of each of the five habitat types considered (crops, open areas, grassland, shrublands and salted flats) to compare these values between and within each group and sex. We estimated home range size and overlap, and the maximum linear distance travelled from the release site. The antipredator training affected the home range in different ways according to sex. Trained females exhibited smaller home ranges (mean ± S.E.: 0.54 ± 0.58 km2) than the rest of the individuals (control females 5.8 ± 0.75 km2, control and trained males: 2.11 ± 0.65 km2 and 2.96 ± 0.65 km2, respectively), whereas their overlap was greater (63.83% ± 16.95) than that of the untrained females (24.04, % ± 21.88). Males of both experimental groups showed similar distances travelled (3.21 ± 0.29 km), which were also greater than those of females (2.21 ± 0.32 km). The home ranges of males were not influenced by the training and they showed a high degree of overlapping (among control males 29.96% ± 18.95, and among trained males: 35.81% ± 18.95). Both groups similarly frequented the crops and in lesser extent open areas and grassland. Only the trained females reduced their movements and wandering as a result of the previous conditioning. They moved to crop or open areas, avoiding tall vegetation such as that present in grasslands that may difficult an earlier detection of predators. On the other hand, in the males, the influence of the reproductive season and the complex mating system exhibited by this species prevailed over the possible effects of training. Our work shows new and useful data about the spatial behaviour and reintroduction for conservation of the Greater Rhea.Fil: Vera Cortez, Marilina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentin

Building large-scale spatially explicit models to predict the distribution of suitable habitat patches for the Greater rhea (Rhea americana), a near-threatened species

We developed large-scale spatially explicit models to predict the distribution of suitable habitat patches for the Greater rhea (Rhea americana), a near-threatened species, in two areas of central Argentina with different land use: a grassland area (ca. 4943 km2) mainly devoted to cattle grazing and an agro-ecosystem area (ca. 4006 km2) mostly used for crop production. The models were developed using logistic regression and were based on current records of Greater rhea occurrence coupled with remote sensing data, including land cover and human presence variables. The habitat suitability maps generated were used to predict the suitable habitat patch structure for wild rhea populations in each area. Fifty-one percent of the total grassland area was suitable for the species, being represented by a single large patch that included 62% of the individual locations. In the agro-ecosystem, only 28% of the total area was suitable, which was distributed among four patches. Seventy percent of rhea observations were in suitable habitat, with all rheas grouped in the largest patch. Conservation efforts for preserving wild rhea populations should be focused on maintaining habitats similar to grasslands, which are less profitable for landowners at present. Consequently, the protection of the pampas grasslands, a key habitat for this species as well as for others with similar habitat requirements, will demand strong conservation actions through the reconciliation of interests between producers and conservationists, since the proportion of croplands is increasing.Fil: Giordano, Paola Florencia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentin

Assessment of Cranial Deformation Indices by Automatic Smartphone-Based Photogrammetric Modelling

[EN] This paper presents research carried out to assess the accuracy of a fully automatic smartphone-based photogrammetric solution (PhotoMeDAS) to obtain a cranial diagnostic based on the 3D head model. The rigorous propagation of the coordinate measurement uncertainty to the infant's derived cranial deformation indices is demonstrated. The cranial anthropometric parameters and cranial deformation indices that PhotoMeDAS calculates automatically were analysed based on the estimated accuracy and uncertainty. To obtain both accuracy and uncertainty, a dummy head was measured 54 times under different conditions. The same head was measured with a top-of-the-line coordinate-measuring machine (CMM), and the results were used as ground-truth data. It is demonstrated that the PhotoMeDAS 3D models are an average of 1.01 times bigger than the corresponding ground truth, and the uncertainties are around 1 mm. Even assuming uncertainties in the coordinates of up to 1.5 mm, the error in the derived deformation index uncertainties is around 1%. In conclusion, the PhotoMeDAS solution improves the uncertainty obtained in an ordinary paediatric consultation and can be recommended as a tool for doctors to establish an adequate medical diagnosis based on comprehensive cranial deformation indices, which is much more precise and complete than the information obtained by existing analogue devices (measuring tapes and callipers) and easier to use and less expensive than radiological imaging (CT and MRI).Baselga Moreno, S.; Mora Navarro, JG.; Lerma, JL. (2022). Assessment of Cranial Deformation Indices by Automatic Smartphone-Based Photogrammetric Modelling. Applied Sciences. 12(22):1-15. https://doi.org/10.3390/app122211499115122

Fully automatic smartphone-based photogrammetric 3D modelling of infant¿s heads for cranial deformation analysis

[EN] Image-based and range-based solutions can be used for the acquisition of valuable data in medicine. However, most of these methods are not valid for non-static patients. Cranial deformation is a problem with high prevalence among infants and image-based solutions can be used to assess the degree of deformation and monitor the evolution of patients. However, it is required to deal with infants normal movement during the assessment in order to avoid sedation. Some high-end multiple-sensor image-based solutions allow the achievement of accurate 3D data for medical applications under unpredicted dynamic conditions in consultation. In this paper, a novel, single photogrammetric smartphone-based solution for cranial deformation assessment is presented. A coded cap is placed on the infant's head and a guided smartphone app is used by the user to acquire the information, that is later processed on a server to obtain the 3D model. The smartphone app is designed to guide users with no knowledge of photogrammetry, computer vision or 3D modelling. The processing is fully automatic offline. The photogrammetric tool is also non-invasive, reacting well with quick and sudden infant's movements. Therefore, it does not require sedation. This paper tackles the accuracy and repeatability analysis tested both for a single user (intrauser) and multiple non-expert user (interuser) on 3D printed head models. The results allow us to confirm an accuracy below 1.5 mm, which makes the system suitable for clinical practice by medical staff. 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Growth Curves of Wild and Reintroduced Broad-Snouted Caimans (Caiman latirostris) and Their Management Implications

We describe body growth functions of broad-snouted caimans (Caiman latirostris) for wild and reintroduced individuals. Snout-vent length (SVL, cm) and age of young individuals and adult females were recorded for two different groups: (Py) animals born in the Proyecto Yacaré ranching program, from eggs collected in the wild; and (Wy) wild caimans Class I (< 25 cm SVL) whose age was determined by Size Frequency Analysis, plus females reintroduced by the Proyecto Yacaré and subsequently recaptured at reproductive age. To describe body growth, we adjusted five models through non-linear regression: Logistic, 4-Parameter Logistic (4-PL), Gompertz, 4-Parameter Gompertz (4-G), and von Bertalanffy. Each group was analyzed separately (Py and Wy), and we selected the most parsimonious model based on the Akaike criterion. We also analyzed the possible linear growth difference using ANCOVA. For Py, the Logistic model was best, whereas for Wy the most suitable was 4-PL, in which wild animals would arrive at the inflexion point 1.4 years later on average than in Py. Analyzing the stage at which their development was linear in shape, we detected that the wild animals had a similar growth rate to reintroduced individuals. As a result, although Py animals had experienced accelerated development whilst in captivity, it did not modify their subsequent growth in the wild. The likelihood of survival in this species increases with body size, thus it is important to emphasize that reintroduced animals are larger than wild animals of the same age and that previous farming conditions seem not to affect their growth in the wild. Therefore, we expect that reintroduced caimans will exhibit greater survivorship than natural animals of the same age. Consequently, an adjustment of the current ranching program should be considered, in the sense that population viability could be achieved by reintroducing a lower number of caimans each season.Fil: Viotto, Evangelina del Valle. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Laboratorio de Zoología Aplicada: Anexo Vertebrados (FHUC-UNL/MASPyMA); ArgentinaFil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Zoología Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Diversidad Biológica y Ecológica. Cátedra de Problemática Ambiental; ArgentinaFil: Piña, Carlos Ignacio. Provincia de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Transferencia de Tecnología a la Producción; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Departamento de Ciencias Naturales. Laboratorio de Zoología Aplicada: Anexo Vertebrados (FHUC-UNL/MASPyMA); Argentina. Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentin

The number of pores per area of eggshells is not always a reliable indicator of Rheidae species

Desde finales de Pleistoceno hasta el Holoceno tardío, huesos y abundantes cásca- ras de huevos atestiguan la explotación de los Rheidae de las regiones Pampeana y Chaqueña (ñandú, Rhea americana) y la Patagonia Argentina (choique, R. pennata) por parte de las pobla- ciones indígenas. El conteo de poros en una determinada área de la cáscara, esto es, la densidad, ha sido método tradicionalmente utilizado para identificar la especie. En el presente trabajo, utilizando un nuevo método que facilita el conteo, evaluamos la fiabilidad de dicho procedimien- to sobre una amplia muestra. Confirmando lo ya publicado, comprobamos que las cáscaras de ñandú tienen una densidad de poros superior a la del choique. Sin embargo, la variabilidad en la densidad de poros en ambas especies, e incluso dentro de sectores de un mismo huevo, puede dar lugar a identificaciones erróneas. Esto se produce cuando el número de poros por cm² se ubica próximo a los valores más bajos de las cáscaras de ñandú o a los más altos de las del choique. En general, parece ser más frecuente el considerar erróneamente un fragmento de cáscara de ñandú como perteneciente al choique que a la inversa. La probabilidad de cometer dicho error depende de la ubicación del fragmento en la cáscara ya que, al parecer, el método no verificó en su momento la totalidad de los rangos de densidad de poros en cada especie. Nuestros resultados muestran que la identificación de fragmentos basada en el método original no sería tan fiable como la que aquí proponemos y que su precisión, en cualquier caso, merecería ser corroborada exhaustivamente, utilizando muestras mayores y procedentes de un espectro más amplio de po- blaciones de ambas especies.From the end of the Pleistocene and up until the late Holocene, bones and abundant eggshell fragments testify to the hunting by the indigenous people of Rheidae in the Pampas and Chaco regions (greater rhea, Rhea americana), and in the Argentinian Patagonia (lesser/ Darwin's rhea, R.pennata). The traditional method to set apart eggshell fragments from these two species consisted in counting the number pores on a given area to estimate their density. In this paper we evaluate the validity of this method with a new protocol to facilitate counting and assess its reliability on a large eggshell sample. As has been repeatedly proved, the greater rhea has a larger pore density than the lesser rhea. However, the variability of this density within each species, and even within the same egg, needs to be considered as this may lead to erroneous identification. More so when the number of pores per cm2 falls in the lowest range of the greater rhea or the highest range of the lesser rhea. In general, it is easier to misidentify a greater rhea eggshell fragment for that of the lesser rhea than the other way around. The possibility of misidentification also depends on the area of the shell that is being analyzed, since the original method did not apparently assess the density of pores in different areas of the same egg for each species. Although our results indicate that identification based on the original method is not as reliable as the one we propose here, a reappraisal of it with larger samples deriving from a larger specter of populations from both species would be recommendable.Fil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: García, Karina A.. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Centro de Zoología Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Gonzalez, Germán Alexis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; ArgentinaFil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal; Argentin

Density and abundance of Rhea pennata garleppi (Struthioniformes: Rheidae) in the Puna ecoregion of Argentina

Background: Rhea pennata is classified internationally as a near-threatened species, with the subspecies R. p. garleppi being listed as endangered. Finding: The aim of this study was to provide updated information on the density and abundance of R. p. garleppi in the southern Puna ecoregion of Argentina. Density was estimated indirectly on the basis of monthly feces counts during 2011 and 2012, using line-transect surveys. Monthly abundance was calculated by multiplying the density of each month by the area of the reserve (400 km2 ). Population size range was calculated considering the average of the months with the highest abundance (and density) as the upper limit and the average of the months with the lowest abundance (and density) as the lower limit. The population size of this subspecies varied between 300 individuals (±60), with a density of 0.75 individuals/km2 (±0.15) during the non-breeding season, and 188 individuals (±40), with a density of 0.47 individuals/km2 (±0.10), during the reproductive season. Conclusion: This work shows the highest density record for R. p. garleppi so far and highlights changes in population size related to life history characteristics of rheas, as well as human factors that negatively affect the survival of wild populationsFil: Marinero, Nancy Veronica. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal; ArgentinaFil: Cortez, Ricardo Omar. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales. Departamento de Biologia; ArgentinaFil: Navarro, Joaquin Luis. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal; ArgentinaFil: Martella, Monica Beatriz. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Cordoba. Instituto de Diversidad y Ecologia Animal; Argentin