Date of Award
12-2013
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Legacy Department
Wildlife and Fisheries Biology
Committee Chair/Advisor
Dr. Greg Y. Yarrow
Committee Member
Dr. JIm Armstrong
Committee Member
Dr. Robert Baldwin
Committee Member
Dr. Patrick Gerard
Committee Member
Dr. Patrick Jodice
Abstract
Recent coyote (Canis latrans ) colonization of the southeastern United States has prompted speculation on the top-down effects of a new top predator on systems which have gone without a strong predator presence since the extirpation of the red wolf (Canis rufus ). This dissertation reports on the results of a series of investigations of the potential impact of coyotes on raccoons (Procyon lotor ) and other management issues related to coyotes in the Southeast. Chapters 1-3 present indirect field tests of the Mesopredator Release Hypothesis. Chapter 4 presents an overview of the current knowledge of the ecology and potential impacts of coyotes in the Southeast.
Recommended Citation
Etheredge, Cady, "ECOLOGY AND IMPACTS OF COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES" (2013). All Dissertations. 1221.
https://open.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1221