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Space use behavior and multi-scale habitat selection of American marten (Martes americana) in northeastern Minnesota
… counts and anecdotal reports indicate that the American marten population in Minnesota has declined over the past 10 years. We deployed radiocollars on 170 marten from 2008-2012 and used location data to describe space use behavior, estimate home range size, and assess habitat selection at …
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Assessing American Marten Use of Track-Plate Box Surveys for Estimating Population Size in the Black Hills of South Dakota
Following a 50-year absence, American marten (Martes americana) were reintroduced into the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1980. Surveys conducted post-reintroduction indicated 2 regions of the Black Hills where sub-populations of marten existed; 1) a 246-km2 region in the northern Black Hills, and …
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Landmark Analysis of Musteloid Carnassials Applied to Taxonomic Identification and Examination of Sexual Dimorphism and Regional Morphotypes
… <i>M. macroura</i> (hooded skunk) and <i>Martes americana</i> (American marten) from <i>M. pennanti</i> (fisher). Sex-based and geographical patterns were also found in the data. Sex separated all three species via the lower carnassial. Geographic divisions were found for <i>Mephitis …
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Distribution and Abundance of American Martens and Cougars in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming
American martens (Martes americana) and cougars (Puma concolor) are 2 carnivores that have become reestablished in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming. I predicted current distributions and estimated population sizes for both species in the Black Hills. Using geographical information system …