Early Maternal Behavior in the Florida Panther (Felis concolor coryi)
- 1 July 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The American Midland Naturalist
- Vol. 122 (1) , 34-43
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2425680
Abstract
Intensive monitoring of two radio-collared, adult female Florida panthers (Felis concolor coryi) from January 1985-December 1987 revealed behavior patterns associated with rearing of kittens. Reductions in home-range size immediately after parturition were followed by an increase in area used by one female and dcreased area used by another. Activity was highest between 1600 and 2400 h and absences from the den increased as kittens aged. Prey abundance may explain some of the observed behavioral differences between the two females.This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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