Home Range Dynamics and Activity Patterns of Microtus ochrogaster and Synaptomys cooperi in Syntopy

1987 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. J. Danielson ◽  
R. K. Swihart
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Microtus Ochrogaster ◽  
Range Dynamics

Activity Patterns, Diet and Home Range of Night Monkeys (Aotus griseimembra and Aotus lemurinus) in Tropical Lowland and Mountain Forests of Central Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 130-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastián O. Montilla ◽  
Alex Mauricio Mopán-Chilito ◽  
Laura Natalia Sierra Murcia ◽  
Jonathan David Mahecha Triana ◽  
Otto Mauricio Caro Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Mountain Forests ◽  
Tropical Lowland

Movement patterns of feral predators in an arid environment – implications for control through poison baiting

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 422 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. E. Moseby ◽  
J. Stott ◽  
H. Crisp
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Sand Dunes ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Feral Cats ◽  
Poison Baiting ◽  
Specific Variation

Control of introduced predators is critical to both protection and successful reintroduction of threatened prey species. Efficiency of control is improved if it takes into account habitat use, home range and the activity patterns of the predator. These characteristics were studied in feral cats (Felis catus) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in arid South Australia, and results are used to suggest improvements in control methods. In addition, mortality and movement patterns of cats before and after a poison-baiting event were compared. Thirteen cats and four foxes were successfully fitted with GPS data-logger radio-collars and tracked 4-hourly for several months. High intra-specific variation in cat home-range size was recorded, with 95% minimum convex polygon (MCP) home ranges varying from 0.5 km2 to 132 km2. Cat home-range size was not significantly different from that of foxes, nor was there a significant difference related to sex or age. Cats preferred habitat types that support thicker vegetation cover, including creeklines and sand dunes, whereas foxes preferred sand dunes. Cats used temporary focal points (areas used intensively over short time periods and then vacated) for periods of up to 2 weeks and continually moved throughout their home range. Aerial baiting at a density of 10 baits per km2 was ineffective for cats because similar high mortality rates were recorded for cats in both baited and unbaited areas. Mortality was highest in young male cats. Long-range movements of up to 45 km in 2 days were recorded in male feral cats and movement into the baited zone occurred within 2 days of baiting. Movement patterns of radio-collared animals and inferred bait detection distances were used to suggest optimum baiting densities of ~30 baits per km2 for feral cats and 5 per km2 for foxes. Feral cats exhibited much higher intra-specific variation in activity patterns and home-range size than did foxes, rendering them a potentially difficult species to control by a single method. Control of cats and foxes in arid Australia should target habitats with thick vegetation cover and aerial baiting should ideally occur over areas of several thousand square kilometres because of large home ranges and long-range movements increasing the chance of fast reinvasion. The use of temporary focal points suggested that it may take several days or even weeks for a cat to encounter a fixed trap site within their home range, whereas foxes should encounter them more quickly as they move further each day although they have a similar home-range size. Because of high intra-specific variability in activity patterns and home-range size, control of feral cats in inland Australia may be best achieved through a combination of control techniques.

scholarly journals Home Range Dynamics in a Population of Heteromyid Rodents

1973 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. G. Maza ◽  
N. R. French ◽  
A. P. Aschwanden
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Heteromyid Rodents ◽  
Range Dynamics

Snowmobile Effects on Movements of White-tailed Deer: A Case-study

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Eckstein ◽  
Thomas F. O'Brien ◽  
Orrin J. Rongstad ◽  
John G. Bollinger
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Odocoileus Virginianus ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Home Ranges

The effects of snowmobile traffic on the winter home-ranges, movements, and activity patterns, of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), were studied during two winters in northern Wisconsin. There were no significant differences in home-range size and habitat use of the Deer in areas with and without snowmobiling. However, snowmobiling caused some Deer to leave the immediate vicinity of the snowmobile trail. Deer were most affected when they were within 61 m of the snowmobile trail.

Home range and activity patterns of lake trout in central Colorado

1981 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 311-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leonard A. Walch ◽  
E.P. Bergersen
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Lake Trout ◽  
Activity Patterns

scholarly journals Group composition and activity patterns of brown-nosed coatis in savanna fragments, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

2009 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 985-991 ◽  
Author(s):  
EMJ. Costa ◽  
RA. Mauro ◽  
JSV. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Group Composition ◽  
Activity Patterns ◽  
Agonistic Interactions ◽  
Mato Grosso ◽  
Savanna Woodland ◽  
Dispersion Patterns ◽  
Mato Grosso Do Sul

The Parque Estadual do Prosa (PEP), in Campo Grande, MS, is an urban fragment of savanna (cerrado) and tall savanna woodland (cerradão), with an area of 1,335 km², where the population density of brown-nosed coatis is 33.71 individuals/km². Our results suggest that seasonality at the PEP causes changes in the availability of resources for coatis, altering their home range areas, their dispersion patterns and their daily behaviour. And our observations regarding male-band associations, agonistic interactions between bands and their daily behaviour emphasize the plasticity of coati social structure, and its potential for future comparative studies.

Home Range, Activity Patterns, Arboreality, and Day Refuges of the Korean Wood MouseApodemus peninsulae(Thomas, 1907) in a Temperate Forest in Korea

Mammal Study ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 209-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Jin Park ◽  
Shin-Jae Rhim ◽  
Eun-Jae Lee ◽  
Woo-Shin Lee ◽  
Christine C. Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Temperate Forest ◽  
Activity Patterns

Habitat selection and home-range dynamics of the Gaspé caribou: a hierarchical analysis

2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (7) ◽  
pp. 1174-1184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnaud Mosnier ◽  
Jean-Pierre Ouellet ◽  
Luc Sirois ◽  
Nelson Fournier
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Rangifer Tarandus ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Habitat Type ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Forested Areas ◽  
Range Dynamics ◽  
Snow Conditions

We used several spatial and temporal scales to determine space and habitat use of the caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou) of the Gaspé Peninsula. Thirty-five radio-collared caribou were followed from November 1998 to April 2001. Habitat use was studied by superimposing radiolocations on ecoforestry maps using five predefined habitat types (deciduous, immature, mature spruce, mature fir, and barren). At a finer scale, we tracked caribou in forested areas during winter 2000 and 2001 in order to describe physical and biological characteristics of foraging tracks and used stands. Our results indicated that the distribution of caribou extended beyond the limits of Gaspé Conservation Park. Patterns of space use showed the existence of three groups, which formed a metapopulation. These groups consisted of spatially distinct units that used space and habitat differently. At the home-range level, caribou preferred barren areas found in alpine and subalpine zones at all times of the year. The most frequently used forested habitat type was the mature fir. At the finer scale of foraging tracks, caribou selected fir stands characterized by dense snow conditions and large diameter trees bearing greater quantities of lichen. Our results demonstrated the importance of protecting areas outside the park that are likely to become used or reused by caribou, and of managing these areas to increase settlement by caribou. Lastly, management plans must be adapted to each of the three groups forming this metapopulation.

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