Variation in Coyote Diets Associated with Season and Successional Changes in Vegetation

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Abstract

Diets of coyotes (Canis latrans) on the Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Refuge (WWR) in south Texas were determined from analyses of scats collected during 1961-62, 1973-74, 1975-76, and 1978-79. Diets varied among years due to successional changes in vegetation and changes in prey abundance. Coyote diets also varied seasonally, reflecting changing abundances of a wide variety of food items, differential vulnerability of prey, effects of plant phenology, and weather conditions.

Topics & Keywords

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Archaeology and Natural History Rangeland and Wildlife Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Wildlife Management

Volume 51, Issue 2, pp. 273-273

DOI: 10.2307/3801002

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