Coyote Habitat Use in a Tropical Deciduous Forest of Western Mexico

Coyotes are one of the most intensively studied carnivores of the world. However, most information of coyote ecology has been obtained from individuals living within the northern portion of their distribution. Hidalgo-Mihart et al predict that along the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, coyotes will select...

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Published in:The Journal of wildlife management 2006-01, Vol.70 (1), p.216-221
Main Authors: HIDALGO-MIHART, MIRCEA G, CANTÚ-SALAZAR, LISETTE, LÓPEZ-GONZÁLEZ, CARLOS A, MARTÍNEZ-GUTÍERREZ, PATRICIA G, FERNANDEZ, ERIN C, GONZÁLEZ-ROMERO, ALBERTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animals
Canis latrans
Carnivores
coyote
Deciduous forests
deforestation
Forest habitats
Forests
habitat preferences
Habitat selection
habitat use
Habitat utilization
Habitats
Jalisco
Mexico
Research Note
tropical deciduous forest
Tropical forests
Tropical regions
Vegetation
vertebrate pests
Wildlife ecology
wildlife habitats
Wildlife management
wildlife-livestock relations
Wolves
Woodland grasslands
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Summary:Coyotes are one of the most intensively studied carnivores of the world. However, most information of coyote ecology has been obtained from individuals living within the northern portion of their distribution. Hidalgo-Mihart et al predict that along the coast of Jalisco, Mexico, coyotes will select the open environments created by humans for cattle grazing and agriculture and will avoid the tropical forests that remain, when analyzed at two different spatial scales.
ISSN:0022-541X
1937-2817
DOI:10.2193/0022-541X(2006)70[216:CHUIAT]2.0.CO;2