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Richard Heilbrun
Government Canyon State Natural Area, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, San Antonio, TX 78254, USA

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Published: 24 May 2019 in Animals
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Global urbanization is rapidly changing the landscape for wildlife species that must learn to persist in declining wild spacing, adapt, or risk extinction. Many mesopredators have successfully exploited urban niches, and research on these species in an urban setting offers insights into the traits that facilitate their success. In this study, we examined space use and activity patterns from GPS-collared bobcats (Lynx rufus) in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas, USA. We found that bobcats select for natural/agricultural features, creeks, and water ways and there is greater home-range overlap in these habitats. They avoid roads and are less likely to have home-range overlap in habitats with more roads. Home-range size is relatively small and overlap relatively high, with older animals showing both greater home-range size and overlap. Simultaneous locations suggest bobcats are neither avoiding nor attracted to one another, despite the high overlap across home ranges. Finally, bobcats are active at all times of day and night. These results suggest that access to natural features and behavioral plasticity may enable bobcats to live in highly developed landscapes.

ACS Style

Julie K. Young; Julie Golla; John P. Draper; Derek Broman; Terry Blankenship; Richard Heilbrun. Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats. Animals 2019, 9, 275 .

AMA Style

Julie K. Young, Julie Golla, John P. Draper, Derek Broman, Terry Blankenship, Richard Heilbrun. Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats. Animals. 2019; 9 (5):275.

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Julie K. Young; Julie Golla; John P. Draper; Derek Broman; Terry Blankenship; Richard Heilbrun. 2019. "Space Use and Movement of Urban Bobcats." Animals 9, no. 5: 275.