The influence of close-range radio-tracking on the behavior of free-ranging Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis

Canadian Field-Naturalist

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 657-660

  Larivière, Serge ^a,b   Messier, François ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Ducks Unlimited Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Habitat selection; Mephitis mephitis; Movements; Saskatchewan; Striped Skunk; Telemetry; Triangulation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; TRACKING;

CANADA;

MEPHITIS MEPHITIS;

EID: 0032194184     PISSN: 00083550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Anderson-Sprecher, R. 1994. Robust estimates of wildlife location using telemetry data. Biometrics 50: 406-416.
2. Cloudsley-Thompson, J. L. 1980. Tooth and claw: defensive strategies in the animal world. J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London.
3. Cott, H. B. 1940. Adaptive coloration in animals. Methuen & Co. Ltd., London.
4. Crabtree, R. L., and L. S. Broome. 1985. Nocturnal observation of foraging striped skunks in a wetland environment. Pages 35-37 in Nocturnal mammals: techniques for study. Edited by R. P. Brooks. Pennsylvania State University. Research Paper number 48.
5. Doncaster, C. P. 1993. Influence of predation threat on foraging pattern: the hedgehog's gambit. Revue d'Ecologie, Terre Vie 48: 207-213.
6. Geffen, E., and D. W. Macdonald. 1992. Small size and monogamy: spatial organization of Blandford's foxes, Vulpes cana. Animal Behaviour 44: 1123-1130.
7. Greenwood, R. J., A. B. Sargeant, D. H. Johnson, L. M. Cowardin, and T. L. Shaffer. 1995. Factors associated with duck nest success in the Prairie Pothole Region of Canada. Wildlife Monographs 128: 1-57.
8. Henry, D. J. 1986. Red fox, the catlike canine. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.
9. Joshi, A. R., J. L. D. Smith, and F. J. Cuthbert. 1995. Influence of food distribution and predation pressure on spacing behavior in palm civets. Journal of Mammalogy 76: 1205-1212.
10. Julien-Laferrière, D. 1993. Radio-tracking observations on ranging and foraging patterns by kinkajous (Potos flavus) in French Guiana. Journal of Tropical Ecology 9: 19-32.
11. Kenward, R. 1990. Ranges IV: Software for analysing animal location data. Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Wareham, United Kingdom.
12. Langley, W. M. 1979. Preference of the striped skunk and opossum for auditory over visual prey stimuli. Carnivore 2: 31-34.
13. Larivière, S., and F. Messier. 1996a. Field anesthesia of striped skunks, Mephitis mephitis, using halothane. Canadian Field-Naturalist 110: 703-705.
14. Larivière, S., and F. Messier. 1996b. Immobilization of striped skunks with Telazol®. Wildlife Society Bulletin 24: 713-716.
15. Larivière, S., and F. Messier. 1996c. Aposematic behaviour in the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). Ethology 102: 986-992.
16. Larivière, S., and F. Messier. 1997a. Seasonal and daily activity patterns of striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the Canadian prairies. Journal of Zoology, London 243: 255-262.
17. Larivière, S., and F. Messier. 1997b. Characteristics of waterfowl nest depredation by the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis): can predators be identified from nest remains? American Midland Naturalist 137: 393-396.
18. Larivière, S., and F. Messier. 1998. Spatial organization of a prairie striped skunk population during the water-fowl nesting season. The Journal of Wildlife Management 62: 199-204.
19. Lodé, T. 1994. Environmental factors influencing habitat exploitation by the polecat Mustela putorius in western France. Journal of Zoology, London 234: 75-88.
20. Martin, P., and P. Bateson. 1989. Measuring behaviour. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
21. Nams, V. O. 1989. Effects of radiotelemetry error on sample size and bias when testing for habitat selection. Canadian Journal of Zoology 67: 1631-1636.
22. Nams, V. O. 1991. Olfactory search images in striped skunks. Behaviour 119: 267-284.
23. Nams, V. O. 1997. Density-dependent predation by skunks using olfactory search images. Oecologia 110: 440-448.
24. Palomares, F., and M. Delibes. 1993. Determining activity types and budgets from movement speed of radio-marked mongooses. Journal of Wildlife Management 57: 164-167.
25. Samuel, M. D., and K. P. Kenow. 1992. Evaluating habitat selection with radio-telemetry triangulation error. Journal of Wildlife Management 56: 725-734.
26. Schmutz, J. A., and G. C. White. 1990. Error in telemetry studies: effects of animal movement on triangulation. Journal of Wildlife Management 54: 506-510.
27. Walton, L. R., and S. Larivière. 1994. A striped skunk, Mephitis mephitis, repels two coyotes, Canis latrans, without scenting. Canadian Field-Naturalist 108: 492-493.
28. Watanuki, Y., and Y. Nakayama. 1993. Age difference in activity pattern of Japanese monkeys: effects of temperature, snow, and diet. Primates 34: 419-430.
29. White, G. C. 1985. Optimal locations of towers for triangulation studies using biotelemetry. The Journal of Wildlife Management 49: 190-196.
30. White, G. C., and R. A. Garrott. 1986. Effects of biotelemetry triangulation error on detecting habitat selection. Journal of Wildlife Management 50: 509-513.
31. White, G. C., and R. A. Garrott. 1990. Analysis of wildlife radio-tracking data. Academic Press, New York.
32. Zimmerman, J. W., and R. A. Powell. 1995. Radio-telemetry error: location error method compared with error polygons and confidence ellipses. Canadian Journal of Zoology 73: 1123-1133.