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Book Seasonal Food Habits of Coyotes Canis Latrans in the Central Texas Hill Country

Download or read book Seasonal Food Habits of Coyotes Canis Latrans in the Central Texas Hill Country written by Matthew Andrés Fischer and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canis latrans (coyotes) are a ubiquitous predatory species, and have long received attention from livestock managers and wildlife protection advocates due to their predation on domestic animals, and the increasing occurrence of human-coyote conflicts. Food habit studies aid in the understanding of a predator’s role in their habitat. Through scat analysis, food habits of C. latrans were studied at the Kerr Wildlife Management Area (KWMA) in Hunt, Texas to examine seasonal differences in prey item consumption for individuals inhabiting the central Texas Hill Country region. Scat samples were collected along a 22.05-km route composed of dirt and paved roads every three weeks for one calendar year. Contents of the scat were classified as being from one of nine prey categories (arthropod, bird, boar, carnivora, herpetofauna, lagomorph, ungulate, unknown, or vegetation), and then quantified by counting the prey items. In addition, mass was measured (by prey category) and point-frame analysis for each scat sample was completed to determine relative percent cover. Spatial autocorrelation analysis was conducted, including the variables road type, habitat type, and optimized hotspot analyses. There were significant seasonal differences in percent count, mass and point-frame for carnivora, herpetofauna, lagomorph and vegetation. There were significantly more samples collected on paved roads compared to gravel roads, more collected in ashe juniper/live oak shrubland habitat than other habitats, and more from the southwest corner of the property, compared to other locations. Using this baseline compilation of preferred prey items of C. latrans in the Hill Country, more effective and ecologically-friendly management practices can be developed.

Book Food Habits of Coyotes Canis Latrans on Barrier Islands

Download or read book Food Habits of Coyotes Canis Latrans on Barrier Islands written by Keri Snodgrass and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Food Habits of Coyotes Canis Latrans in Eastern Tehama County California

Download or read book Food Habits of Coyotes Canis Latrans in Eastern Tehama County California written by E. E. Littrell and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Food Habits of Coyotes in a Semidesert Grass shrub Habitat

Download or read book Food Habits of Coyotes in a Semidesert Grass shrub Habitat written by Henry L. Short and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Seasonal Food Habits of the Coyote in the South Carolina Coastal Plain

Download or read book Seasonal Food Habits of the Coyote in the South Carolina Coastal Plain written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract - Spatial and temporal plasticity in Canis latrans (coyote) diets require regional studies to understand the ecological role of this omnivorous canid. Because coyotes have recently become established in South Carolina, we investigated their food habits by collecting 415 coyote scats on the Savannah River Site in western South Carolina from May 2005-July 2006. Seasonally available soft mast was the most common food item in 12 of the 15 months we sampled. Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) was the most common food item during December (40%) and March (37%). During May-June, fruits of Prunus spp. and Rubus spp. were the most commonly occurring food items. Fawns were the most common mammalian food item during May and June of both years despite low deer density.

Book A Comparison of the Winter Food Habits of Coyotes canis Latrans and Red Foxes vulpes Vulpes in Central Saskatchewan

Download or read book A Comparison of the Winter Food Habits of Coyotes canis Latrans and Red Foxes vulpes Vulpes in Central Saskatchewan written by Marvin Alastair Eng and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Food Habits of the Coyote Canis Latrans in Louisiana

Download or read book Food Habits of the Coyote Canis Latrans in Louisiana written by William Carey Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Food Habits of the Coyote Canis Latrans in Tennessee

Download or read book Food Habits of the Coyote Canis Latrans in Tennessee written by Robert M. Lee (III.) and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Seasonal Variation in Coyote Canis Latrans Diet at the San Joaquin River San Luis and Merced National Wildlife Refuges

Download or read book Seasonal Variation in Coyote Canis Latrans Diet at the San Joaquin River San Luis and Merced National Wildlife Refuges written by Kelly Baker and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seasonal variation of coyote (Canis latrans) diet was poorly understood in the northern San Joaquin Valley, specifically the coyotes' relative use of native mammals and birds, native plants, and crops. This study revealed microherbivore consumption within the refuge and outlying agricultural areas and some specific relationships between food item occurrences. I examined approximately 360 coyote fecal samples for undigested plant and animal matter to determine if diet varied within four seasonal periods and three locations. I hypothesized that: 1) seasonal use of items varied with seasonal availability, 2) non-seasonal food items were seen year round, 3) and food item use varied between the three sampling locations: the San Joaquin River, Merced, and San Luis National Wildlife Refuges. Scats were collected between May 2013 and March 2014 at three month intervals to create comprehensive sampling units. California voles (Microtus californicus) occurred predominantly in the diet for all seasons and all three refuges, consistent with hypothesis 2. Additionally, leporids (rabbits and hares) were prevalent in the diet. Birds were important at Merced and San Luis, but not San Joaquin River, likely because of a lack of managed wetlands. Hypothesis testing, binary linear regression and multiple binary linear regression, revealed that there was a significant difference between all combinations of locations and the three seasons, and that diet could be used to predict location and season, supporting hypotheses 1 and 3. Other testing revealed relationships between food items, such as the inverse use of tomatoes with California voles, or how the Winter and Spring seasons had similar dietary composition compared to Fall, which has greatest dietary disparity against all seasons. Similarly, the Merced and San Luis refuges had the most similar diets, with noticeable disparity from the San Joaquin River refuge. These results have implications in wildlife management. Specifically, this study revealed crop use by coyotes and how it changes seasonally between the three regions. Furthermore, coyotes consume wild plant matter, which may play a role in seed dispersal. Of greatest note, coyotes ate very little or no livestock between May 2013 and March 2014, which contradicts previous speculations about annual cattle kills caused by coyotes.

Book Food Habits of Coyotes of Northern Wisconsin as Determined by Analysis of Scats

Download or read book Food Habits of Coyotes of Northern Wisconsin as Determined by Analysis of Scats written by Richard L. Verch and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The food habits of the coyote (canis latrans) were determined through the analysis of 27 scats. The scats were collected in late summer and early fall. Lagomorphs and deer (odocoileus virginianus) were the most frequently occurring animal foods. Small mammals other than hares and rabbits also were found to be included in the coyotes' diet."--Introduction.

Book Seasonal Dietary Composition of the Eastern Coyote Canis Latrans on the Berry College Campus in Northwestern Georgia

Download or read book Seasonal Dietary Composition of the Eastern Coyote Canis Latrans on the Berry College Campus in Northwestern Georgia written by Kathleen Melissa Owens and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: