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

    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