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Gipson, P.S.; Kamler, J.F.
Density and minimum number of mesopredators on the Fort Riley Military Reservation
2006 Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science (109): 36-40
During research on mesopredators on Fort Riley Military Reservation, Kansas, we determined the densities of sympatric coyotes (_Canis latrans_), bobcats (_Lynx rufus_), raccoons (_Procyon lotor_), and opossums (_Didelphis virginiana_). For six-month trapping periods, we also documented the minimum number of individuals from 8 species of mesopredators that used the 2.6 km2 trapping area. Despite low or moderate densities of mesopredators, a minimum of 48 to 55 individual mesopredators was recorded within the trapping areas, suggesting that small areas can be more intensively used than density estimates would suggest.
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