Comparison of live-trapping and noninvasive genetic sampling to assess patch occupancy by New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) rabbits

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 901-905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard J. Kilpatrick ◽  
Travis J. Goodie ◽  
Adrienne I. Kovach
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Patch Occupancy ◽  
Sylvilagus Transitionalis ◽  
Noninvasive Genetic Sampling ◽  
Genetic Sampling ◽  
Live Trapping ◽  
New England Cottontail

Monitoring a New England Cottontail Reintroduction with Noninvasive Genetic Sampling

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-121
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Bauer ◽  
Brett Ferry ◽  
Heidi Holman ◽  
Adrienne I. Kovach
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Noninvasive Genetic Sampling ◽  
Genetic Sampling ◽  
New England Cottontail

Chromosomal Variation in the New England Cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis

1989 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 860-864 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Ruedas ◽  
R. C. Dowler ◽  
E. Aita
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Chromosomal Variation ◽  
Sylvilagus Transitionalis ◽  
New England Cottontail

First Records of the New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) from Maryland

1972 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph A. Chapman ◽  
John L. Paradiso
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Sylvilagus Transitionalis ◽  
New England Cottontail

scholarly journals Determinants of home-range size of imperiled New England cottontails (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and introduced eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus)

2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 516-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda E. Cheeseman ◽  
Jonathan B. Cohen ◽  
Sadie J. Ryan ◽  
Christopher M. Whipps
Keyword(s):  
Home Range ◽  
New England ◽  
Patch Size ◽  
Home Range Size ◽  
Range Size ◽  
Sylvilagus Floridanus ◽  
Sylvilagus Transitionalis ◽  
Habitat Creation ◽  
New England Cottontail ◽  
Matrix Habitat

In fragmented habitat, population persistence depends in part on patch quality and patch size relative to home-range size. The imperiled New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis (Bangs, 1895)) is an obligate user of shrublands in the northeastern United States, a highly fragmented and declining ecosystem. New England cottontail conservation efforts have targeted habitat creation; however, efforts are hindered by a limited knowledge of seasonal space use and its relationship to habitat quality, which could help inform minimum patch-size requirements and implications of competition with non-native eastern cottontails (Sylvilagus floridanus (J.A. Allen, 1890)). To address these uncertainties, we modeled home-range areas for both species as a function of season, patch size, sex, and two indicators of forage and cover availability. Home range was generally inversely correlated with measures of forage and cover resources and the response differed by season and species and did not vary with patch size. Instead, inclusion of matrix habitat within home ranges increased with decreasing patch size, placing individuals within smaller patches at a high risk of mortality. These risks may be mitigated in patches >7 ha and absent in patches >20–25 ha where predicted inclusion of matrix is lower or absent.

Population genetic structure and history of fragmented remnant populations of the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis)

2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 943-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsey E. Fenderson ◽  
Adrienne I. Kovach ◽  
John A. Litvaitis ◽  
Marianne K. Litvaitis
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Structure ◽  
New England ◽  
Population Genetic Structure ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Sylvilagus Transitionalis ◽  
New England Cottontail ◽  
History Of

A New Elevation Record for the New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) in Virginia

1976 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael J. Blymyer
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Sylvilagus Transitionalis ◽  
New England Cottontail
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