1970
DOI: 10.2307/3798853
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A Telemetric Method for Detecting Jackrabbit Mortality

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“…Vertebrate scavengers play a large role in the disposition of carrion in many ecosystems (Stoddart 1970, Simonetti et al 1984, Heinrich 1988, DeVault et al 2003. On our study site, scavengers removed all exposed rat carcasses within five days in spring and autumn, and nearly all in winter on the snow's surface within two weeks (Table 3); in summer, many of the rat carcasses desiccated before being discovered by scaven- FIG.…”
Section: Scavenger Effects On Carcass Decomposition Ratesmentioning
confidence: 80%
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“…Vertebrate scavengers play a large role in the disposition of carrion in many ecosystems (Stoddart 1970, Simonetti et al 1984, Heinrich 1988, DeVault et al 2003. On our study site, scavengers removed all exposed rat carcasses within five days in spring and autumn, and nearly all in winter on the snow's surface within two weeks (Table 3); in summer, many of the rat carcasses desiccated before being discovered by scaven- FIG.…”
Section: Scavenger Effects On Carcass Decomposition Ratesmentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Vertebrate scavengers play a large role in the disposition of carrion in many ecosystems (Stoddart 1970, Simonetti et al 1984, Heinrich 1988, DeVault et al 2003. On our study site, scavengers removed all exposed rat carcasses within five days in spring and autumn, and nearly all in winter on the snow's surface within two weeks (Table 3); in summer, many of the rat carcasses desiccated before being discovered by scaven- Notes: For mule deer, dog, and white-tailed jackrabbit carcasses, nutrient values are mean percentages (6SE) of original carcass dry mass and nutrient mass remaining at specified times (months) for scavengers present and absent combined; for other species, values are mean percentages of scavengers-absent carcasses only.…”
Section: Scavenger Effects On Carcass Decomposition Ratesmentioning
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“…4 kg) dies from causes other than predation in each 2.5 km 2 each day (Houston 1986, 1994). Considering smaller carcasses, Putman (1976) calculated that predators generally account for 60% of small mammal mortality annually (using Pearson 1964, Stoddart 1970, Ryszkowski et al 1971), leaving 40% to scavengers and decomposers. Given the reproductive abilities of most small mammals, the number of such carcasses available to scavengers could be considerable if these figures approach reality (see also Cowles and Phelan 1958).…”
Section: Carrion Availabilitymentioning
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“…In winter and spring, 100% of brown house mouse carcasses ( Mus musculus ) were taken by scavengers (mostly red foxes), while in summer and autumn 90% of carcasses placed in forests and 64% of those placed in fields were removed before they completely decomposed. Akopyan (1953, cited in Putman 1976) reported scavenging rates of approximately 60% on ground squirrel carcasses ( Citellus pygmaeus ) in the European steppe, and in the sage‐brush desert in Utah, 27 of 45 (60%) jackrabbit carcasses ( Lepus californicus ) were scavenged by “birds” (Stoddart 1970). In central Chile, all 24 rodent carcasses ( Octodon degus and Abrocoma bennetti ) placed in shrubland patches were removed within two weeks, and half of them within seven days (Simonetti et al 1984).…”
Section: Empirical Data On Scavenging Efficiency By Vertebratesmentioning
confidence: 99%