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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Eastern cottontail"”.
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Agricultural Land Use and the Eastern Cottontail in Illinois
… factors associated with the abundance of the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) in Illinois and (2) determine the movements, home range, and habitat selection of cottontails in an intensively farmed region of Illinois. The county level index for cottontail abundance was related to 13 …
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ECOLOGY OF THE SWAMP RABBIT AND EASTERN COTTONTAIL IN BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD FORESTS IN SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
Swamp rabbit and eastern cottontail populations have declined substantially in Illinois within the last half-century. Habitat loss and fragmentation, particularly of bottomland hardwood (BLH) forest, have left swamp rabbit populations patchily distributed along major rivers in the southern portion …
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Assessing the Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Piping Plover (Charadrius Melodus) Nesting Habitat, and the Ecology of a Key Mammalian Shorebird Predator, on Assateague Island
… that 1) red fox occupancy was strongly tied to eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) trap success, increasing sharply with increased eastern cottontail trap success, 2) red fox occupancy did not change in response to an intensive eradication program, and 3) red foxes in our study area …
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Seasonal dietary composition of the eastern coyote (Canis latrans) on the berry college campus in Northwestern Georgia
… (Canis latrans) have progressively colonized eastern North America following wolf extirpation and the clearing of forested landscapes. The coyote has expanded its geographic range into Georgia during the past 50 years, and its impact as the top predator is potentially influencing community …
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Exotic Invasive Plants on Private Woodlands of Virginia: Effects on forest composition, structure, and wildlife habitat
… have become a significant issue in the Southeastern United States for private landowners. These plants possess characteristics that allow for rapid growth and easy adaptation to many growing conditions, often outcompeting native vegetation and altering wildlife habitat, especially in …
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Dangerous misperceptions with consequences: survival of Eastern cottontails on restored grasslands surrounded by agriculture
… a key herbivore and important prey species, the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), in restored grassland habitats and the surrounding agricultural matrix. From June 2014 through June 2016, I radio-collared 95 cottontails and tracked their movements until the transmitter failed or …
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Ecology Of Coyotes (canis Latrans) In The Greater Detroit Area Of Southeastern Michigan
… investigated in the greater Detroit area of southeastern Michigan. We found evidence of coyotes on 24 of 30 (80%) suburban and 7 of 11 (64%) urban plots. Overall fifty-eight percent of coyote evidence was found within edge habitats, with den sites and tracks the only types of evidence found …
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Vegetation, wildlife, and human foraging in prehistoric western Virginia
… were wild turkey, Jack-in-the-pulpit corms, eastern cottontail, gray squirrel, sweet acorns, and box turtle. An annual foraging strategy with a fall-winter focus in mountain ecosystems and a spring-summer focus in lowland ecosystems was suggested by the model. A comparison of the model …
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Comparative Transmission and Pathogenesis of La Crosse Virus (LACV) Lineages and Evidence for LACV Circulation in Virginia Wildlife
… Sciuridae vertebrate host species, primarily the Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) or via transovarial transmission from mother mosquitoes to offspring. Historically, LACV comprised two genetically distinct lineages: lineage I in the Midwest and Appalachian regions and lineage II in the southern …
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Use of restored grasslands by mammals in a dynamic agroecosystem: insights from camera trapping
… by four focal species: raccoons (Procyon lotor), eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus), coyotes (Canis latrans), and white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Most species showed seasonal differences in grassland use that reflected the dynamic nature of the surrounding agricultural matrix …