Seasonal Differences in Foraging Dynamics, Habitat Use and Home Range Size of Wahlberg's Epauletted Fruit Bat in an Urban Environment

2013 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 340-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominic P. Rollinson ◽  
Joy C. Coleman ◽  
Colleen T. Downs
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Seasonal Differences ◽  
Fruit Bat

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 size and habitat use of male common genets in the Urdaibai biosphere reserve, Northern Spain

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Zuberogoitia ◽  
J. Zabala ◽  
I. Garin ◽  
J. Aihartza
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Biosphere Reserve ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Northern Spain

Habitat Use and Foraging Patterns of Molting Male Long-tailed Ducks in Lagoons of the Central Beaufort Sea, Alaska

ARCTIC ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Paul L. Flint ◽  
John A. Reed ◽  
Deborah L. Lacroix ◽  
Richard B. Lanctot
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Beaufort Sea ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Oil Field ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Foraging Habitat ◽  
Field Development ◽  
Industrial Oil ◽  
Radio Transmitters

From mid-July through September, 10 000 to 30 000 Long-tailed Ducks (<em>Clangula hyemalis</em>) use the lagoon systems of the central Beaufort Sea for remigial molt. Little is known about their foraging behavior and patterns of habitat use during this flightless period. We used radio transmitters to track male Long-tailed Ducks through the molt period from 2000 to 2002 in three lagoons: one adjacent to industrial oil field development and activity and two in areas without industrial activity. We found that an index to time spent foraging generally increased through the molt period. Foraging, habitat use, and home range size showed similar patterns, but those patterns were highly variable among lagoons and across years. Even with continuous daylight during the study period, birds tended to use offshore areas during the day for feeding and roosted in protected nearshore waters at night. We suspect that variability in behaviors associated with foraging, habitat use, and home range size are likely influenced by availability of invertebrate prey. Proximity to oil field activity did not appear to affect foraging behaviors of molting Long-tailed Ducks.

Seasonal home range and habitat use of a critically endangered marsupial (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) inside and outside a predator-proof sanctuary

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina J. Yeatman ◽  
Adrian F. Wayne
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Food Distribution ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Bettongia Penicillata ◽  
External Reference ◽  
Substantial Decline

An understanding of the factors that influence the distribution of the woylie (Bettongia penicillata ogilbyi) at local and regional scales has been identified as a key knowledge gap, because such knowledge may assist in the recovery of this endangered species. We aimed to investigate the seasonal home-range size and habitat use of woylies to update current knowledge of the species in the context of a substantial decline. Specifically, we examined the home range and habitat use of woylies reintroduced into a sanctuary free from invasive predators and compared these data to those from an external reference site. Eight woylies inside the sanctuary and seven outside were radio-tracked in autumn 2011. The average home-range size was 65.4 (±8.2, s.e.) ha. There was little evidence to suggest any difference in home-range size between woylies inside and outside the sanctuary. Woylies were more likely to be found in the slope and low-lying valley habitats, which have greater water-holding capacity and sandier soils. These relatively large seasonal home ranges, compared with previously published estimates for the species, may be accounted for by low population density, lower seasonal food availability and clustered food distribution. Monitoring the home-range size of woylies within the sanctuary may assist in identifying the carrying capacity of the sanctuary, which has implications for how this population is managed.

Home ranges of feral cats (Felis catus) in central-western New South Wales, Australia

2005 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn Molsher ◽  
Chris Dickman ◽  
Alan Newsome ◽  
Warren Müller
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Adult Cats

Twenty-one feral cats were radio-tracked using direct sighting and triangulation techniques (amassing 730 location fixes) during winter in an agricultural landscape in central-western New South Wales. Factors affecting home-range size, home-range overlap and habitat use were assessed. Mean home-range size was 248 ha (s.e. = 34.9, n = 15 cats, 598 location fixes). Home-range size and habitat use were not influenced by sex or age of adult cats, prey abundance or time of day. However, cat weight significantly influenced range size, with heavier cats having larger ranges than smaller cats. Although the cats are apparently solitary, their home ranges overlapped considerably, particularly between young adults and old adult cats. Cats were active both by day and night and did not occupy permanent dens. Home ranges encompassed mixed habitat types that provided both shelter and prey. Open woodland and open forest were the main habitat types covered by home ranges, but within these areas cats showed a preference for grassland, where rabbits were more abundant. The results recorded in this study indicate that cat-control programs should concentrate in mixed habitat areas, where both shelter and food are available, and over widely dispersed areas. The absence of group living suggests that the effectiveness of virally vectored fertility or biological control agents would be limited.

Effects of body size and sex ofDrymarchon couperi(eastern indigo snake) on habitat use, movements, and home range size in Georgia

2013 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalie L. Hyslop ◽  
J. Michael Meyers ◽  
Robert J. Cooper ◽  
Dirk J. Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Body Size ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Eastern Indigo Snake

Home ranges and movement schedules of sympatric bridled nailtail and black-striped wallabies

1996 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 547 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Evans
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Radio Tracking ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Seasonal Differences ◽  
Dry Seasons ◽  
Species Movement ◽  
Wet And Dry Seasons

Home ranges and movement schedules of sympatric bridled nailtail wallabies, Onychogalea fraenata, and black-striped wallabies, Macropus dorsalis, were studied during wet and dry seasons by radio-tracking. Home ranges of black-striped wallabies (91 ha) were much larger than those of bridled nailtail wallabies (40 ha). Home-range size differed between sexes for bridled nailtail wallabies (males, 59 ha; females, 26 ha), but not for black-striped wallabies. Intraspecific seasonal differences in home-range size were not significant. All home ranges included diurnal shelter habitat, although the preferred type of shelter habitat was different for each species. Movement schedules differed significantly between wet and dry seasons for black-striped wallabies (which made a higher frequency of longer-distance movements during the dry season than during the wet season), but not for bridled nailtail wallabies.

Effects of prescribed burning on swainson's warbler home-range size and habitat use

2015 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy L. Everitts ◽  
Thomas J. Benson ◽  
James C. Bednarz ◽  
Nicholas M. Anich
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
Habitat Use ◽  
Prescribed Burning ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Swainson's Warbler
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