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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Pup-rearing"”.
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WOLF HOMESITE SELECTION AND DEN CHARACTERISTICS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA
… logistic regression model for each month in the pup-rearing season using data from 285 homesites documented from 2015 to 2021. Wolf homesite selection in northern Minnesota was a dynamic process. Wolves selected different characteristics for homesites in each month of the pup-rearing season, …
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Pup provisioning and artificial pack formation in African wild dog Lycaon pictus in South Africa
… with nulliparous helpers contributing to the rearing of a dominant pair's young through pup-provisioning and defence agianst predators. Despite the importance of allo-parental care to the survival of pups and the persistance of packs, few studies have addressed the group or individual level …
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Effect of Coyotes and Release Site Selection on Survival and Movement of Translocated Swift Foxes in the Badlands Ecosystem of South Dakota
… (GPS) radio collars and monitored during the pup rearing season (May-August). Coyote core-use areas were calculated and used in selecting sites where swift foxes would be released in September. Swift foxes were captured in Colorado or Wyoming and transported to Badlands National Park (BNP) for …
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Coyote (Canis latrans) Family Activity in a Landscape of Fear
… more time to being on alert and guarding pups could make for less time for necessary fitness-related behaviours, like effective hunting and receiving signals from their environment. Given coyotes are a vital top carnivore in urban areas, one consequence of the previous might be less …
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Population Viability Analysis of Swift fox (Vulpes velox) at the Badlands National Park
… habitat selection of female swift fox during the pup-rearing period (May – July), and finally, (4) to determine the viability of the reintroduced swift fox population at BNP and surrounding area. Monthly apparent survival probability of pups, yearlings, and adults was 0.88 (95% CI: 0.86-0.90), …
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Assessment of Indiana bat reproductive condition, recapture trends, and temperatures of artificial roosts in Kentucky
… bats to successfully relocate. Reproduction and pup rearing were observed at all three clusters, indicating the importance of variation in roost placement on the landscape for opportunistic selection. Selection of roosts by Indiana bats is likely the result of additional unknown factors. </p>