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Document Type
Research
Keywords
Red fox; behavior patterns; predation; cottontail rabbit; trap response
Abstract
Information is presented on the general behavior of captive red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) living in a 13-acre enclosure with a high cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus) population. The high predator population rapidly reduced the prey population in a short period of time. Observations were made on the feeding behavior of young fox pups and their responses to traps. There was evidence that territories were established by the foxes, even in this limited enclosure.
Publication Date
October 1971
Journal Title
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science
Volume
78
Issue
1-2
First Page
36
Last Page
37
Copyright
©1971 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Phillips, Robert L.
(1971)
"Notes on the Behavior of Red Foxes in a Large Enclosure,"
Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 78(1-2), 36-37.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol78/iss1/15