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Mephitis mephitis (Striped Skunk)

Citation:

Population characteristics, survival rates, and causes of mortality of striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) on the southern High Plains, Texas.

Author(s)
Hansen, L.A., Mathews, N.E., Vander Lee, B.A. and Lutz, R.S.
Issue
1
Volume
49
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Population Density Claytonville: 0.27, Halfway: 0.71, Olton: 0.63, Plainview: 0.10 Individuals/12.8 sq km Individuals/12.8 sq km B Both Adults and Juveniles Lamb/Hale/Swisher counties 104 Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density Claytonville: 0.36, Halfway: 0.59, Olton: 0.38, Plainview: 0.20 Individuals/12.8 sq km Individuals/12.8 sq km B Both Adults and Juveniles Lamb/Hale/Swisher counties 104 Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 1994: 0.40, 1995: 0.48 Annual survival % B Both Adults and Juveniles Lamb/Hale/Swisher counties 104 Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Husbandry, overwinter care, and reproduction of captive striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis).

Author(s)
Lariviere, S., Hwang, Y.T., Gorsuch, W.A. and Medill, S.A.
Issue
1
Volume
24
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 7 Offspring/litter B Neonate Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station 3 Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 5.5 Offspring/litter B Neonate Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station 11 Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 97.9 Survival >60 d post weaning % B Delta Waterfowl and Wetlands Research Station 93 Exposure Factor Datasets
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Current distributional status of the striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, in Baja California, Mexico.

Author(s)
Valdez-Villavicencio, J.H., Ruiz-Campos, G., Escobar-Flores, J., Guevara-Carrizales, A.A. and González-Guzmán, A.S.
Issue
4
Volume
74
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 1800 g F Adult Baja California 1 Exposure Factor Datasets

Mephitis mephitis

Citation:

Population characteristics of striped skunks in northern Minnesota

Author(s)
Fuller, Todd K. and David W. Kuehn
Pages
813-815
Year
Issue
4
Volume
66
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 5.6 0.38 SE 3-7 fetuses Female Both Adults and Juveniles 10 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 8.0 1.0 SE 7-9 fetuses Female Both Adults and Juveniles 4 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 6.5 0.65 SE 5-8 placental scars Female Both Adults and Juveniles 5 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 5.8 0.66 SE 3-10 placental scars Female Both Adults and Juveniles 13 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Physical characteristics of striped skunks in northern Minnesota

Author(s)
Fuller, Todd K., David W. Kuehn, Pamela L. Coy and Randy K. Markl
Pages
371-374
Year
Issue
2
Volume
66
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean 2.19 0.17 SE 1.18-2.85 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 11 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 1.65 0.07 SE 1.30-1.90 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 10 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 2.48 0.30 SE 1.75-3.65 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 6 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 1.74 0.10 SE 1.35-2.15 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 10 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 3.84 0.19 SE 2.45-5.20 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 15 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 2.81 0.14 SE 1.83-3.50 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 16 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 2.85 0.22 SE 1.50-4.25 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 15 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean 2.05 0.38 SE 1.40-3.35 kg Male Both Adults and Juveniles Bearville study area; Itasca county 5 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Care, management, and biology of captive striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis)

Author(s)
Wade-Smith Julia and Milo E. Richmond
Pages
575-584
Year
Issue
5
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 4.38 2.38 SD pups/litter Female Adult 48 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 3.83 1.97 SD pups/litter Female Juvenile 29 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning 8 8-10 weeks Both Male and Female Pup 2-12 litters Exposure Factor Datasets
Longevity 6 years Not Reported Adult Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 59.81 mortality 0-2 months % Both Male and Female Pup 321 pups Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Die Aufzucht von Skunks im Berliner Zoologischen Garten

Author(s)
Kloess, Hans-Georg
Pages
214-217
Year
Volume
22
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 63 days Both Male and Female Embryo 1 animal Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Seasonal food of skunks in New York

Author(s)
Hamilton, W. J.
Pages
240-246
Year
Issue
3
Volume
17
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition Fruit 26.7; mammals 19.6; insects 6.8; grasses, leaves, buds 10.8; Carrion 13.5; grains, nuts 11.3; garbage 6.8; earthworms 0.9; birds 1.9; reptiles, amphibians 1.4; crustaceans 0.3; mollusks trace % by bulk; stomach analysis % 1067 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition insects 43.06; fruits 27.56; mammals 16.25; grains 8.69; Carrion 1.76; Birds 1.46; reptiles, amphibians 1.14. frequency %; stomach and fecal analysis % 570 fecal analyses; 50 stomach analyses Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproduction of the striped skunk in New York

Author(s)
Hamilton, W. J.
Pages
123-124
Year
Issue
1
Volume
44
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Body Weight - Mean newborn 33.5-35.5 g Female Neonate 3 embryos Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 5.8 examination of reproductive tract 3-8 embryos Female Neonate 40 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Insect food of skunks

Author(s)
Kelker, George Hills
Pages
164-170
Year
Issue
2
Volume
18
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Dietary Composition insects; % by volume; scat analysis 53.5-70.1 % Not Reported Not Reported 952 scats Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Age-related Reproduction in striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the upper Midwest

Author(s)
Greenwood, Raymond J. and Alan B. Sargeant
Pages
657-662
Year
Issue
3
Volume
75
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Error Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size 7.2 live embryo counts 0.4 SE pups/litter Female Adult east-central North Dakota; west -central Minnesota 178 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproduction in captive striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis)

Author(s)
Wade-Smith, Julia and Milo E. Richmond
Pages
452-455
Year
Issue
2
Volume
100
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Type
Time of Mating/ Laying mid-February-mid April Both Male and Female Adult 25-200 animals Exposure Factor Datasets
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 59-77 days Both Male and Female Embryo 59 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Hatching or Parturition May-early June Both Male and Female Neonate 118 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 4.28 1-10 pups/litter Female Adult 118 litters Exposure Factor Datasets
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 61.5 second estrus 59-65 d Both Male and Female Embryo 4 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Mating/ Laying second half of May second estrus Both Male and Female Adult 4 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Time of Hatching or Parturition second half of July second estrus Both Male and Female 4 females Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Population characteristics and movements of striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis) in central Alberta

Author(s)
Bjorge, Ronald R., John R. Gunson and William M. Samuel
Pages
149-155
Year
Issue
2
Volume
95
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Range Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Location Sample Size Type
Clutch or Litter Size range of mean litter sizes for two years 2.5 (0.4SE) - 5.2 (0.8 SE) pups/litter Female Adult Tofield 15 deg.N,112 deg. W east central Alberta 15 litters Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 0.7-1.2 animals/km2 Not Reported Tofield 15 deg.N,112 deg. W east central Alberta Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
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