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- Title
Nomadic Behavior of an Old and Formerly Territorial Eastern Coyote, Can is latrans.
- Authors
Way, Jonathan G.; Timm, Brad C.
- Abstract
We document the fate of a female Eastern Coyote on Cape Cod, Massachusetts that was a breeding resident of a ∼30 km2 territory for at least six years (19982004) and then became nomadic. Her behavior dramatically changed in January 2005, when she was located on six occasions sleeping under sheds and/or decks in highly residential neighborhoods at the southeastern edge of her range. On 11 March 2005 she localized in a small area (95% MCP range = 5.85 km2) at the northeastern edge of her old territory, where she remained until 1 March 2006. After briefly associatihg with other Coyotes (late-February 2006), her movement patterns changed again. She used a much larger area (∼200 km2) until she was shot dead in February 2007. Tracking data indicated that she lived in localized areas during this nomadic period, possibly to avoid resident Coyote packs.
- Subjects
CAPE Cod (Mass.); MASSACHUSETTS; COYOTE behavior; TERRITORIALITY (Zoology); ANIMAL behavior; HOME range (Animal geography)
- Publication
Canadian Field-Naturalist, 2008, Vol 122, Issue 4, p316
- ISSN
0008-3550
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22621/cfn.v122i4.638