Population dynamics of kit foxes

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 486-493

  White, P J ^a,c   Garrott, Robert A ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREY AVAILABILITY; RECRUITMENT; TERRITORIALITY;

VULPES MACROTIS;

EID: 0033306712     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-007     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Berry, W.H., Scrivner, J.H., O'Farrell, T.P., Harris, C.E., Kato, T.T., and McCue, P.M. 1987. Sources and rates of mortality of the San Joaquin kit fox, Naval Petroleum Reserve #1, Kern County, Calif., 1980-1986. U.S. Department of Energy Topical Rep. No. EGG 10282 -2154. EG and G/EM Santa Barbara Operations. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va.
2. Caughley, G., and Gunn, A. 1993. Dynamics of large herbivores in deserts: kangaroos and caribou. Oikos, 67: 47-55.
3. Covell, D.F. 1992. Ecology of the swift fox (Vulpes velox) in southeastern Colorado. M.Sc. thesis, University of Wisconsin, Madison.
4. Cypher, B.L., and Scrivner, J.H. 1992. Coyote control to protect endangered San Joaquin kit foxes at the Naval Petroleum Reserves, Calif. In Proceedings of the 15th Vertebrate Pest Conference, March 1992, Newport Beach, Calif. Edited by J.E. Borrecco and R.E. Marsh. University of California, Davis. pp. 42-47.
5. Cypher, B.L., and Spencer, K.A. 1998. Competitive interactions between coyotes and San Joaquin kit foxes. J. Mammal. 79: 204-214.
6. Disney, M., and Spiegel, L.K. 1992. Sources and rates of San Joaquin kit fox mortality in western Kern County, Calif. Trans. West. Sect. Wildl. Soc. 28: 73-82.
7. Egoscue, H.J. 1975. Population dynamics of the kit fox in western Utah. Bull. South. Calif. Acad. Sci. 74: 122-127.
8. Floit, S.B., and Barnthouse, L.W. 1991. Demographic analyses of a San Joaquin kit fox population. Environmental Sciences Division Publication Number 3590, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va.
9. Frankham, R., and Ralls, K. 1998. Inbreeding leads to extinction. Nature (Lond.), 241: 441-442.
10. Harris, C.E. 1987. An assessment of techniques for monitoring San Joaquin kit fox population abundance on Naval Petroleum Reserve #1, Kern County, Calif, U.S. Department of Energy Topical Rep. No. EGG 10282-2159, EG and G/EM Santa Barbara Operations. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va.
11. Lande, R. 1988. Genetics and demography in in biological conservation. Science (Washington, D.C.), 241: 1455-1460.
12. McGrew, J.C. 1979. Vulpes macrotis. Mamm. Species. 123: 1-6.
13. O'Neal, G.T., Flinders, J.T., and Clary, W.P. 1987. Behavioral ecology of the Nevada kit fox (Vulpes macrotis nevadensis) on a managed desert rangeland. In Current mammalogy. Vol. I. Edited by H.H. Genoways. Plenum Press, New York. pp. 443-481.
14. Ralls, K., and White, P.J. 1995. Predation on San Joaquin kit foxes by larger canids. J. Mammal. 76: 723-729.
15. Saccheri, I., Kuussaari, M., Kankare, M., Vikman, P., Fortelius, W., and Hanski, I. 1998. Inbreeding and extinction in a butterfly population. Nature (Lond.), 392: 491-494.
16. Spencer, K.A., Berry, W.H., Standley, W.G., and O'Farrell, T.P. 1992. Reproduction of the San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes velox macrotis at Camp Roberts Army National Guard Training Site, Calif. U.S. Department of Energy Topical Rep. No. EGG 10617-2154, EG and G/EM Santa Barbara Operations. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va.
17. Spiegel, L.K. 1996. Studies of the San Joaquin kit fox in undeveloped and oil-developed areas. California Energy Commission Pub. No. P700-96-003, California Energy Commission Publication Unit, Sacramento.
18. Spiegel, L.K., and Bradbury, M. 1992. Home range characteristics of the San Joaquin kit fox in western Kern County, Calif. Trans. West. Sect. Wildl. Soc. 28: 83-92.
19. Standley, W.G., Berry, W.H., O'Farrell, T.P., and Kato, T.T. 1992. Mortality of San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes velox macrotis) at Camp Roberts Army National Guard Training Site, Calif. U.S. Department of Energy Topical Rep. No. EGG 10617-2157, EG and G/EM Santa Barbara Operations. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va.
20. Starfield, A.M., and Bleloch, A.L. 1991. Building models for conservation and wildlife management. Burgess International Group, Edina, Minn.
21. Valone, T.H., Brown, J.H., and Jacobi, C.L. 1995. Catastrophic decline of a desert rodent Dipodomys spectabilis: insights from a long-term study. J. Mammal. 76: 428-436.
22. White, P.J., and Garrott, R.A. 1997. Factors regulating kit fox populations. Can. J. Zool. 75: 1982-1988.
23. White, P.J., and Ralls, K. 1993. Reproduction and spacing patterns of kit foxes relative to changing prey availability. J. Wildl. Manag. 57:861-867.
24. White, P.J., Ralls, K., and Garrott, R.A. 1994. Coyote - kit fox interactions as revealed by telemetry. Can. J. Zool. 72: 1831-1836.
25. White, P.J., Rails, K., and Vanderbilt White, C.A. 1995. Overlap in habitat and food use between coyotes and San Joaquin kit foxes. J. Mammal. 77: 370-376.
26. White, P.J., Vanderbilt White, C.A., and Rails, K. 1996. Functional and numerical responses of kit foxes to a short-term decline in mammalian prey. Southwest. Nat. 40: 342-349.
27. Williams, D.F., and Germano, D.J. 1992. Recovery of endangered kangaroo rats in the San Joaquin Valley, Calif. Trans. West. Sect. Wildl. Soc. 28: 93-106.
28. Williams, D.F., Cypher, E.A., Kelly, P.A., Norvell, N., Johnson, C.D., Colliver, G.W., and Miller, K.J. 1997. Draft recovery plan for upland species of the San Joaquin Valley, Calif. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Ore.
29. Zoellick, B.W., O'Farrell, T.P., and Kato, T.T. 1987a. Movements and home range of San Joaquin kit foxes on the Naval Petroleum Reserves, Kern County. Calif. U.S. Department of Energy Topical Rep. No. EGG 10282-2184, EG and G/EM Santa Barbara Operations. National Technical Information Service, Springfieid, Va.
30. Zoellick, B.W., O'Farrell, T.P., McCue, P.M., Harris, C.E., and Kato, T.T. 1987b. Reproduction of the San Joaquin kit fox on Naval Petroleum Reserve #1. Elk Hills, Calif., 1980-1985. U.S. Department of Energy Topical Rep. No. EGG 10282-2144, EG and G/EM Santa Barbara Operations. National Technical Information Service, Springfield, Va.