Habitat selection, home range use, and group size of bat-eared foxes in the Orange Free State

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dc.contributor.authorMackie A.J.
dc.contributor.authorNel J.A.J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:01Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:01Z
dc.date.issued1989
dc.description.abstractOtocyon megalotis showed a marked preference for grassveld habitat, especially where the grass was 100-250 mm tall. Home range size varied from 0.82 km2 in winter to 1.28 km2 in summer. During the suckling period females foraged alone, and males and cubs ranged over small (0.37-0.47 km2) areas. Mean group size was 2.68 ± 1.27 foxes; mean monthly group sizes varied from 2.05 ± 0.77 foxes (October and November) to 2.97 ± 1.35 foxes (February and June). Selection of habitat, home-range size, and spatial and temporal usage of home ranges was related to the presence of harvester termites. -from Authors
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Wildlife Research
dc.identifier.citation19
dc.identifier.citation4
dc.identifier.issn3794369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10726
dc.subjectbat-eared fox
dc.subjectfox
dc.subjectgrassveld
dc.subjecthabitat selection
dc.subjectharvester termite
dc.subjecthome range
dc.subjecttermite
dc.subjectSouth Africa, Orange Free State
dc.titleHabitat selection, home range use, and group size of bat-eared foxes in the Orange Free State
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