The raccoon (Procyon lotor) on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. 6, Time and place of activity of radio-tagged individuals. American Museum novitates ; no. 2700

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Sydney, 1927-en_US
dc.contributor.authorHudson, Edwin M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T17:04:05Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T17:04:05Z
dc.date.issued1980en_US
dc.description28 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 26-28).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Each of seven raccoons was located by radiotelemetry at about 15 minute intervals over five to 18 days on St. Catherines Island, Georgia, in 1977 and 1978. About 3000 locations provide data on habitat use, rates of movement, routes of travel, and home range estimates. Raccoons favor areas with more oak trees when active at night and inland areas with more pine trees when inactive by day. In summer, resting sites are more often in trees. In winter, palmetto thickets on the ground are often used. Greatest activity is in the early hours of darkness but activity continues all night and infrequently during the day. Males cover more ground than females. Average minimum rates of travel (5 to 10 m./min.) from telemetry data are less than actual rates at a slow walk (25 m./min.), so the animals do not travel continuously for more than a few minutes at a time. They do not usually follow the same routes repeatedly. They cover a large part of the home range each few days. Our 'hypothesis of familiarization' is that an animal frequently visits all parts of its home range and a related 'plateau of familiarity hypothesis' is that the animal may have nearly the same operational familiarity with all parts of its home range"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3498
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 2700en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.2700, 1980en_US
dc.subject.lcshRaccoons -- Behavior -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshRaccoons -- Home range -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Behavior -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Home range -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshHome range (Animal geography) -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshRaccoons -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals -- Georgia -- Saint Catherines Island.en_US
dc.titleThe raccoon (Procyon lotor) on St. Catherines Island, Georgia. 6, Time and place of activity of radio-tagged individuals. American Museum novitates ; no. 2700en_US
dc.title.alternativeTime and place of activity of radio-tagged individualsen_US
dc.title.alternativeProcyon lotoren_US
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