Home range, habitat use and pup attendance of red wolves ( Canis rufus) during the pup rearing season

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dc.contributor.advisorSiemann, Evan
dc.creatorHinton, Joseph William
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:40:22Z
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:40:22Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.description.abstractDespite a 20 year reintroduction effort into northeastern North Carolina, little is known about the natural history and ecology of red wolves (Canis rufus). In 2005, I studied home ranges, habitat use and pup attendance of red wolves during the pup rearing season. Data indicated that red wolves have home range sizes intermediate between those of coyotes (Canis latrans) and gray wolves (Canis lupus). Similar to other canids in the eastern United States, red wolves preferred to use extensive agricultural fields during the summer months rather than adjacent wooded areas. Red wolves abandoned dens early to move pups into adjacent agricultural fields. Consistent with pup rearing studies done on gray wolves, red wolf pups were rarely left alone indicating that red wolves share duties of pup rearing and that males play a significant role in the rearing of red wolf pups.
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ECOL. 2006 HINTON
dc.identifier.citationHinton, Joseph William. "Home range, habitat use and pup attendance of red wolves ( Canis rufus) during the pup rearing season." (2006) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17882">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17882</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/17882
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectEcology
dc.subjectForestry
dc.subjectWildlife management
dc.subjectAgriculture
dc.subjectBiology
dc.titleHome range, habitat use and pup attendance of red wolves ( Canis rufus) during the pup rearing season
dc.typeThesis
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thesis.degree.departmentEcology and Evolutionary Biology
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Arts
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