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Habitat selection by sympatric Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and bobcat (Lynx rufus)

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Morin, Samantha, Thesis advisor (ths): Bowman, Jeff, Thesis advisor (ths): Fortin, Marie-Josee, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, Jim, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Range expansion by the bobcat (Lynx rufus) may be contributing to range contraction by the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis), but interactions between them are not well understood. To investigate the potential for competition, I conducted a literature review of hierarchical habitat selection by these two species. I determined that the lynx and the bobcat select different resources at the… more
Full Text: Habitat selection by sympatric Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) and bobcat (Lynx rufus) A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science …