Download or read book Inhibition of Predatory Attacks by Captive Coyotes Conditioned Avoidance for a Repellent Prey and Its Mimics written by Daniel Bernard Fagre and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Wildlife Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the First Eastern Wildlife Damage Control Conference written by Daniel J. Decker and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dissertation Abstracts International written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predator Management in North Coastal California written by Gregory A. Giusti and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Living with Coyotes written by Stuart R. Ellins and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coyote may well be North America's most adaptable large predator. While humans have depleted or eliminated most other native predators, the coyote has defied all attempts to exterminate it, simultaneously expanding its range from coast to coast and from wilderness to urban areas. As a result, coyotes are becoming the focus of increasing controversy and emotion for people across the continent— from livestock growers who would like to eradicate coyotes to conservationists who would protect them at any cost. In this thoughtful, well-argued, and timely book, Stuart Ellins makes the case that lethal methods of coyote management do not work and that people need to adopt a more humane way of coexisting with coyotes. Interweaving scientific data about coyote behavior and natural history with decades of field experience, he shows how endlessly adaptive coyotes are and how attempts to kill them off have only strengthened the species through natural selection. He then explains the process of taste aversion conditioning—which he has successfully employed—to stop coyotes from killing domestic livestock and pets. Writing frankly as an advocate of this effective and humane method of controlling coyotes, he asks, "Why are we mired in the use of archaic, inefficient, unsophisticated, and barbaric methods of wildlife management in this age of reason and high technology? This question must be addressed while there is still a wildlife to manage."

Download or read book The Zoological Record written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1006 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Zoological Record is published annually in separate sections. The first of these is Comprehensive Zoology, followed by sections recording a year's literature relating to a Phylum or Class of the Animal Kingdom. The final section contains the new genera and subgenera indexed in the volume." Each section of a volume lists the sections of that volume.

Download or read book Commencement Ceremony written by University of California, Davis. Graduate Division and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Conditioned Avoidance of Prey in Coyotes written by Arnold Olsen and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Comprehensive Dissertation Index written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Predator Damage in the West written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Mammalian Aposematic Color Contrast and Pattern Variation on Predator Avoidance Behavior written by Kathy U. Vo (Graduate student) and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: Aposematic coloration makes prey defenses easier for predators to learn and remember, reducing attacks on aposematic prey by experienced predators. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are potential predators of the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) but are highly vulnerable to the latter’s chemical defenses. As such, experienced coyotes tend to avoid striped skunks by associating the skunk’s visual appearance with the adverse experience of being sprayed. While the skunk’s odorous antipredator defense is well-documented, little is known about the role of scent and visual appearance in intraspecific communication among skunks. To determine how contrast intensity and pattern structure influence avoidance learning of striped skunks in canid predators, I planned to observe how captive coyotes with no prior experience with skunks learned to avoid artificial models that varied in contrast intensity and pattern equipped with remote-control devices that sprayed diluted skunk oil. After determining that this methodology would not yield a sufficiently large sample size, I adjusted my methods and used camera traps in natural habitats in Long Beach, CA, to observe wild coyote and wild skunk behavior in response to artificial models that varied in scent, contrast intensity, and pattern structure. I hypothesized that high color contrast (i.e., black-and-white coloration) is more important than pattern structure (i.e., stripes vs. spots, etc.) in facilitating recognition and avoidance of aposematic prey in coyotes. I also hypothesized that striped skunks use olfactory cues and high contrast to locate and identify conspecifics, as well as potentially contributing to mate attraction. Results suggest that high color contrast influences coyote behavior towards potential prey while pattern does not, and skunk oil functions as a long-range deterrent against coyotes. Additionally, the scent of skunk oil is attractive to skunks and plays an important role in locating conspecifics and selecting mates, with contrasting coloration possibly playing a secondary role. These findings increase our understanding of the multiple functions of this aposematic signal as a deterrent to potential predators and as a means of intraspecific communication among skunks.

Download or read book Coyote Predation of Livestock written by Robert C. Acorn and published by Publishing Branch, Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. This book was released on 1998 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The coyote is the major predator of livestock in Alberta. This booklet explains the ecology of coyote predation of livestock and how to recognize attacks on livestock by coyotes and other common predators. It then describes the various techniques to prevent and control livestock predation by coyotes. These include non-lethal methods such as flock and herd management and the use of electric fences, guardian dogs, and frightening devices; and lethal methods such as shooting, poisoning, and trapping.

Download or read book Avoiding Attack written by Graeme D. Ruxton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004-10-21 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses the evolution of the mechanisms by which prey avoid attack by their potential predators and questions how such defences are maintained through natural selection. Topics covered include camouflage, warning signals and mimicry.

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Download or read book Myths Truths About Coyotes written by Carol Cartaino and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coyotes hold a peculiar interest as both an enduring symbol of the wild and a powerful predator we are always anxious to avoid. This book examines the spread of coyotes across the country over the past century, and the storm of concern and controversy that has followed. Individual chapters cover the surprisingly complex question of how to identify a coyote, the real and imagined dangers they pose, their personality and lifestyle, and nondeadly ways of discouraging them.