Diets of three predators at Concord Naval Weapons Station, Contra Costa County, California

Author(s)
Kuenzi, Amy J., Marylisa Lynch, Dirk Van Vuren, Ivette Loredo and Michael L. Morrison
Year
Article Title
Diets of three predators at Concord Naval Weapons Station, Contra Costa County, California
Volume
79
Pages
64-67
Start Page Number
64
Final Page
67
Notes
see citation for Buteo jamaicensis (red-tail hawk); and gray fox (Urocyon cinerevargenteus) diet composition
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Species: Coyote (Canis latrans)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location California Counties Type
Dietary Composition % of scats containing each prey item Mammals: Spermophilus beecheyi (57%); Microtus californicus (19%); Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis (29%); Lepus californicus (29%); Thomomys bottae (19%); Birds (5%); Insects (10%); Seeds and berries (10%); Herbaceous vegetation (14%) 21 % Not Reported Concord Naval Weapons Station Contra Costa Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % of scats containing each prey item Mammals: Spermophilus beecheyi (43%); Microtus californicus (61%); Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis (30%); Lepus californicus (43%); Thomomys bottae (9%); Insects (13%); Seeds and berries (4%); Herbaceous vegetation (35%); Wheat (Avena spp.) (9%) 23 % Not Reported Concord Naval Weapons Station Contra Costa Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % of scats containing each prey item Mammals: Spermophilus beecheyi (67%); Microtus californicus (45%); Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis (29%); Lepus californicus (12%); Thomomys bottae (2%); Birds (5%); Seeds and berries (19%); Herbaceous vegetation (43%); Wheat (Avena spp.) (24%) 42 % Not Reported Concord Naval Weapons Station Contra Costa Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition % of scats containing each prey item Mammals: Spermophilus beecheyi (43%); Microtus californicus (30%); Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis (43%); Lepus californicus (17%); Thomomys bottae (4%); Insects (13%); Seeds and berries (13%); Herbaceous vegetation (17%); Wheat (Avena spp.) (13%) 23 % Not Reported Concord Naval Weapons Station Contra Costa Exposure Factor Datasets

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