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Considering sampling approaches when determining carnivore diets: the importance of where, how, and when scats are collected

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Steenweg R., Gillingham M. P., Parker K. I., Heard D. C.

Acta Theriologica

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2015

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tom 60

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Ferret badger Melogale moschata activity, movements, and den site use in Southeastern China

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Wang H., Fuller T. K.

Acta Theriologica

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2003

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tom 48

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We conducted field studies of ferret badgers Melogale moschata (Gray, 1831) during March-November 1994 and May-July 1996 at Taohong Village in southeastern China. Capture data suggested that they gave birth in May, and telemetry data on 11 individuals indicated that they were nocturnal. Size of resting home ranges (daybed locations only; n> 20 re-locations) of 6 individuals averaged 11 ha (range 1-25 ha) and no sex-specific differences in size were detected. Distances between daily resting sites averaged 101 m, but ferret badgers often (51% of occasions) returned to sites used the previous day. Ferret badgers readily used a variety of shelters as daybeds, including rodent dens (47%), firewood stacks (20%), open fields (17%), and rock piles (5%) around houses.

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Choice of resting sites by female foxes Vulpes vulpes in a mountainous habitat

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Meia J. S., Weber J. M.

Acta Theriologica

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1993

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tom 38

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The resting sites of seven radio-tracked Red fox Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758) vixens were determined in the Swiss Jura mountains. During their nocturnal active period, foxes rested bove ground near their foraging areas. In daytime, some foxes always used dens in areas with little cover, while some other individuals often rested above ground when cover was abundant. Weather did not influence the choice of the resting place, except in extreme conditions. Each fox used several resting places, sometimes moving from one to another during the day, especially when lying above ground.

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Selection of land cover by the Tibetan fox Vulpes ferrilata on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau, Western Sichuan Province, China

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Wang Z., Wang X., Lu Q.

Acta Theriologica

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2007

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tom 52

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Habitat loss is one of the main factors impacting endangered wildlife in China. The Tibetan foxVulpes ferrilata Hodgson, 1842 is a characteristic species of the Tibetan Plateau. However, its habitat use is poorly known. We conducted a project (2001–2003) to better understand habitat use by the Tibetan fox in Shiqu County, Sichuan Province, China. The research site was classified into four land cover categories: grassland, grassland and shrubs, shrubs, and disturbed area (more than half of the area in a plot covered by bare soil and gravel). Their proportional share in land cover categories was estimated by line transects and used as expected land cover. Plots were also located at fox locations, fox dens, and fox feces (hereafter “fox plots”). Using Bonferroniz-statistics, land cover proportions in fox plots were compared with the expected land cover proportions. Tibetan foxes were found primarily in grassland habitat and there was evidence of use of grassland/shrub habitat and disturbed area. However, the fox were rarely observed in shrubs. Two reasons for this are: (1) the need of prey, pika, which mainly lives in open areas; (2) the requirement of security from natural enemies.

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4 Acta Theriologica

1 Fuller T. K.

1 Gillingham M. P.

1 Heard D. C.

1 Lu Q.

1 Meia J. S.

1 Parker K. I.

1 Steenweg R.

1 Wang H.

1 Wang X.

1 Wang Z.

1 Weber J. M.

1 2015

1 2007

1 2003

1 1993

Considering sampling approaches when determining carnivore diets: the importance of where, how, and when scats are collected

Ferret badger Melogale moschata activity, movements, and den site use in Southeastern China

Choice of resting sites by female foxes Vulpes vulpes in a mountainous habitat

Selection of land cover by the Tibetan fox Vulpes ferrilata on the Eastern Tibetan Plateau, Western Sichuan Province, China