Spatial ecology and demography of eastern coyotes (Canis latrans) in western Virginia

摘要: 14 INTRODUCTION 15 MATERIALS AND METHODS 20 Study Area Field Methods Space Use Analyses 21 Home Range Stability and Classification Estimating Biased Random Bridges, Utilization Distributions Size 22 Compilation of Geospatial Layers Habitat Selection 23 Accounting for Variability in Coyote 26 Known Fate Model to Validate Risk Assignments 28 RESULTS Status 29 30 Overall Range/Territory (95% UD) Core (50% 32 Intensity ID) 33 Frequency RD) 34 Known-Fate DISCUSSION 35 CONCLUSIONS 41 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 42 LITERATURE CITED 43 TABLES 52 FIGURES 57 APPENDICES 74