Bobcat Density and Prey Selection in Central Arizona
- 1 July 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The Journal of Wildlife Management
- Vol. 43 (3) , 666-672
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3808745
Abstract
Bobcats (L. rufus) were trapped, ear-tagged, trailed with hounds and scats were collected on 28.8 km2 of the Three Bar Wildlife Area in central Arizona [USA] from May 1975-May 1976. Their minimum estimated density on the study area was 1 per 3.6-4.1 km2. The contents of 176 scats indicated that rodents [Neotoma sp., Thomomys bottae, Spermophilus variegatus, Peromyscus spp. and Ammospermophilus harrisi] (67%) and lagomorphs (38%) were most frequently taken. The frequencies of their remains in the scats did not vary significantly among bimonthly samples. Populations of rodents and lagomorphs varied significantly during the year, but neither was correlated with bobcat prey selection.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: