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Description: |
iv, 62 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: I. Research Summary -- A. Introduction -- B. Research Techniques -- C. Predator Studies -- Coyote -- Red fox -- Bobcat -- Pine marten -- Fisher -- Otter -- D. Prey Studies -- E. Predator Interactions -- II. Abstracts -- Appendix. Scientific Names of Species Mentioned in Summary and Abstracts. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Scope and content: From 1974 to 1988, graduate students (13 M.S. and 5 Ph.D.) and faculty members from the University of Maine conducted a series of studies regarding the ecology of coyotes, red foxes, bobcats, pine martens, fishers, otters, and their prey. This research was reported in 67 theses, journal articles, or other reports, which are abstracted here. An introductory section summarizes the major findings. |