Age, sex, reproduction, and spatial organization of lynxes colonizing northeastern Minnesota
Journal of Mammalogy
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Abstract
From 1972 through 1978, lynxes (Felis lynx) emigrating from Canada were studied in northeastern Minnesota. Fourteen individuals were radio-tracked, 8 were ear-tagged, and 49 carcasses were examined. Sex ratios of the samples were equal during the first years of the study, but females predominated later. At least half of the radio-tagged lynxes were killed by humans; no natural mortality was detected. Home range sizes ranged from 51 to 122 km2 for females and 145 to 243 km2 for males, up to 10 times the sizes of those reported by other workers. Ranges of females tended to overlap. Males and females appeared to be segregated in the population.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Age, sex, reproduction, and spatial organization of lynxes colonizing northeastern Minnesota |
| Series title | Journal of Mammalogy |
| DOI | 10.2307/1380047 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Oxford Academic |
| Contributing office(s) | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 261 |
| Last page | 267 |
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