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- Title
NIGHTTIME ABOVEGROUND MOVEMENTS BY PRAIRIE DOGS ON COLONIES INHABITED BY BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS.
- Authors
Eads, David A.; Chipault, Jennifer G.; Biggins, Dean E.; Livieri, Travis M.; Millspaugh, Joshua J.
- Abstract
We describe observations of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) emerging aboveground at night, apparently in response to wild-born and captive-born black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes) in South Dakota and New Mexico, respectively. We also discuss other similar observations accumulated on black-tailed prairie dog colonies as well as observations of white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus) making nighttime movements, apparently in response to pre-reintroduction ferrets in Wyoming. Our observations suggest that, in addition to documented daytime defenses against ferrets, prairie dogs reduce vulnerability to predation by ferrets by using evasive movements at night.
- Subjects
SOUTH Dakota; NEW Mexico; BLACK-tailed prairie dog; PRAIRIE dogs; DOG behavior; BLACK-footed ferret; ANTIPREDATOR behavior; PREDATION; ANIMAL behavior
- Publication
Western North American Naturalist, 2010, Vol 70, Issue 2, p261
- ISSN
1527-0904
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3398/064.070.0218