Ecology of a cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus auduboni) population in central California

Author(s)
Fitch, Henry S.
Year
Article Title
Ecology of a cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus auduboni) population in central California
Volume
33
Pages
159 - 184
Start Page Number
159
Final Page
184
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Displaying 1 - 9 of 9 datapoints.
Species: Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. vallicola)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Range Type
Foraging Distance range of average foraging diameters for rabbits with 5 recapture rates, overall range 30 - 1450 ft. 5 - 39 ft Both Adults and Juveniles San Joaquin Experimental Range 451 - 1044 Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range Not Reported acres Both Adults and Juveniles San Joaquin Experimental Range 8 - 9 Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density range of yearly estimates for 3 yrs 1 Not Reported #/ 1.2 - 2.6 acres Both Adults and Juveniles San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean Not Reported g Adult San Joaquin Experimental Range 750 - 1300 Exposure Factor Datasets
Species: Gopher Snake (Pituophis catenifer formerly Pituophis melanoleucus)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Dietary Composition percentage of total prey weight palped from stomachs Cottontail (37.1%); Ground squirrel (27.9%); Woodrat (18.6%); Bird egg (5.3%); Gopher (4.0%); Other (7.1%) 70 prey items % Not Reported San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 0.6 Not Reported #/acre Not Reported San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Food Ingestion Rate 2 Not Reported g/d Not Reported San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Species: Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Population Density estimated population density based on call counts 1 7 counts bird/100 acres Adult San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Species: Coyote (Canis latrans)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Dietary Composition computed % by weight of total recorded prey; based on scat analysis cottontail (45.4%); ground squirrel (31.2%); gopher snake (6.0%); woodrat (4.9%); pocket gopher (3.5%); kangaroo rat (3.3%); other (5.7%) 1173 scats % Not Reported San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets

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