An Artificial Latrine Log for Swamp Rabbit Studies |
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| Authors: | ERIC M. SCHAUBER PAUL D. SCHARINE CLAYTON K. NIELSEN LYANN RUBERT |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory and Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA;2. Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT Managers use latrine surveys to monitor swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) populations but may miss rabbits in sites lacking suitable latrine logs. We tested artificial latrine logs in logless thickets in southern Illinois, USA, generally detecting swamp rabbits in fewer visits than by live-trapping. Artificial logs can aid swamp rabbit monitoring, especially in logless habitats. |
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| Keywords: | defecation habitat latrine monitoring presence-absence survey swamp rabbit Sylvilagus aquaticus. |
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