Movement patterns of coyotes in south central Washington
Ten coyotes (Canis latrans) fitted with radio transmitters on the U.S. Department of Energy Hanford Reservation in south central Washington were located daily over periods of 1-15 months. Because 82.9 of all locations were concentrated in only 6.9% of the total home range area, each home range was subdivided into an ''impact area'' and 1 or more ''core areas.'' An ''impact area'' was defined as an area through which a coyote traveled and within which it might have interacted with other animals. ''Core areas'' were relatively small regions of concentrated use. No relationships were found between daily movements and relative and absolute changes in mean daily temperature and mean daily barometric pressure, or moon phases. The measured movement parameters of daily movement, core area size, and home range size, respectively, changed by seasons: fall, 3.1 km, 5.3 km/sup 2/, 98.6 km/sup 2/; winter, 4.7 km, 13.2 km/sup 2/, 143 km/sup 2/; spring, 2.6 km, 8.3 km/sup 2/, 58.2 km/sup 2/; summer, 3.3 km/sup 2/, 54.5 km/sup 2/; overall, 3.4 km, 7.9 km/sup 2/, 92.4 km/sup 2/. Home ranges measured were larger than averages reported in the literature. The coyotes studied were subject to levels of disturbance lower than those reported for other populations.
- Research Organization:
- Washington State Univ., Pullman
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-06-1830
- OSTI ID:
- 5348639
- Journal Information:
- J. Wildl. Manage.; (United States), Vol. 46:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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