EndemicSkunk amdoparvovirusin free‐ranging striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in California

2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (6) ◽  
pp. 2252-2263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elle Glueckert ◽  
Deana L. Clifford ◽  
Maris Brenn‐White ◽  
Jennine Ochoa ◽  
Mourad Gabriel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Striped Skunks

ALEUTIAN DISEASE VIRUS-LIKE VIRUS (AMDOPARVOVIRUS SP.) INFECTING FREE-RANGING STRIPED SKUNKS (MEPHITIS MEPHITIS) IN THE MIDWESTERN USA

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federico Giannitti ◽  
Mohammadreza Sadeghi ◽  
Eric Delwart ◽  
Marc Schwabenlander ◽  
Janet Foley
Keyword(s):  
Disease Virus ◽  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Midwestern Usa ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Striped Skunks ◽  
Aleutian Disease Virus

scholarly journals Influence of Gender and Den Type on Home Range Shape for Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, in Saskatchewan

2007 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
Serge Larivière ◽  
David Howerter ◽  
François Messier
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Home Range ◽  
Core Area ◽  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Home Ranges ◽  
Foraging Activity ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Striped Skunks

We investigated gender differences in shape of home ranges for Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, in southcentral Saskatchewan, Canada, during 1993-1994. Data collected on free-ranging Striped Skunks indicated that shape of female home ranges was unaffected by den type (building versus burrow) and was similar to shape of male home ranges. Moreover, type of maternity den did not influence the position of the den within the home range (inside or outside of core area). We conclude that the distribution of Striped Skunks in summer, and the distribution of their foraging activity, are not affected by the availability of anthropogenic den structures.

scholarly journals Summer Movements and Impact of Individual Striped Skunks, Mephitis mephitis, on Duck Nests in Saskatchewan

2006 ◽  
Vol 120 (3) ◽  
pp. 342
Author(s):  
Serge Larivière ◽  
Lyle R. Walton ◽  
François Messier
Keyword(s):  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Direct Function ◽  
Canadian Prairies ◽  
Striped Skunk ◽  
Intensive Observations ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Foraging Movements ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Striped Skunks ◽  
Nesting Season

Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) are important predators of duck eggs in the Canadian prairies. We estimated the impact of individual Striped Skunks on duck nests by intensive observations of foraging movements and depredation of duck nests in southern Saskatchewan, 1993-1994. Nightly, skunk movements were variable (range 0-20 km per night), and did not differ among seasons for females, or between males and females during the parturition/rearing season. Overall, nightly movement of Striped Skunks averaged 7.4 km for females (SD = 5.9 km, n = 20 females) and 6.7 km for males (SD = 3.2 km, n = 5 males). During 1,873 h of radio-tracking, we observed depredation of 10 duck nests by 8 skunks (7 F, 1 M). Using our observed estimate of one depredation for every 187 h, and averaged nightly activity of 8-10 h per night, we estimated that individual skunks find one duck nest every 19-23 nights. Thus, during the 60-day nesting season for ducks (mid-May to mid-July), individual skunks probably find 2-3 duck nests. These observations reinforce the growing evidence that, at normal duck nest densities (<2.5 nests/ha), depredation of eggs by Striped Skunks is opportunistic, and the impact of Striped Skunks on duck nests is a direct function of Striped Skunk abundance.

scholarly journals Streptococcus equisimilis Infection in Striped Skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in Saskatchewan

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 641-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeen Ten Hwang ◽  
G. Wobeser ◽  
S. Larivière ◽  
F. Messier
Keyword(s):  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Striped Skunks

Spatial ecology of urban striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) in the Northern Great Plains: a framework for future oral rabies vaccination programs

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 539-552
Author(s):  
Anna L. Schneider ◽  
Amy T. Gilbert ◽  
W. David Walter ◽  
Gregory S. Vandeberg ◽  
Jason R. Boulanger
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Spatial Ecology ◽  
Northern Great Plains ◽  
Mephitis Mephitis ◽  
Vaccination Programs ◽  
Striped Skunks ◽  
Rabies Vaccination
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