Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Canid Predation of Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) on Ontario Farms: Land Cover Associations and Disruptive Deterrent Testing

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Nixon, Katrina Leigh, Thesis advisor (ths): Pond, Bruce A, Thesis advisor (ths): Patterson, Brent R, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Livestock predation by wild predators is a frequent and complicated issue, often cited as a significant factor in the decline of livestock production and justification for killing predators. Coyotes (Canis latrans) are the primary predators of sheep in Ontario. Some farms appear to be more susceptible to predation than others, despite the use of mitigation techniques. I explored land… more
Full Text: CANID PREDATION OF DOMESTIC SHEEP (OVIS ARIES) ON ONTARIO FARMS: LAND COVER ASSOCIATIONS AND DISRUPTIVE DETERRENT TESTING A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …

Beyond Habitat: Individual and Population-Level Drivers of Coyote Space Use

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Ellington, Edward Hance, Thesis advisor (ths): Murray, Dennis L, Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James A, Degree committee member (dgc): Patterson, Brent R, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>My objective was to understand how individual variation, in conjunction with variation in habitat, can affect individual and population-level variation in animal space use. I used coyotes (Canis latrans) as a model species to investigate the roles of hybridization, an inherited intrinsic factor, and spatial memory, a learned intrinsic factor, on space use. I used a diversity of methods… more
Full Text: BEYOND HABITAT: INDIVIDUAL AND POPULATIONLEVEL DRIVERS OF COYOTE SPACE USE A dissertation submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Arts and Science …