Title:

Winter use of insular habitat patches by the eastern cottontail

Creator:

Swihart, R. K. ; Yahner, R. H.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1984

Description:

Habitat use by eastern cottontails, Sylvilagus floridanus (Allen, 1894) was investigated during two consecutive winters in southeastern Minnesota. Examination of structural characteristics of resting and feeding sites via stepwise discriminant analysis revealed that cottontails exhibited nonrandom use of habitat, relying on proximity to shrubby vegetation and abiotic cover for diurnal resting sites and nocturnal foraging areas.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

discriminant analysis ; feeding sites ; insular habitat patches ; resting sites ; Sylvilagus floridanus ; Królik florydzki ; miejsca żerowania ; miejsca odpoczynku

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

29

Issue:

4

Start page:

45

End page:

56

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.84-4

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open