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NICHE SHIFT BY VIRGINIA OPOSSUM FOLLOWING REDUCTION OF A PUTATIVE COMPETITOR, THE RACCOON
2003
Journal of Mammalogy
Increases in mesopredator populations due to habitat fragmentation may have cascading effects on prey (e.g., songbirds) and may increase competitive interactions within the guild. We compared micro-and macrohabitat selection of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) between areas with and without removal of the raccoon (Procyon lotor), a putative competitor, in a fragmented habitat in north-central Oklahoma. Live trapping conducted in 1998-2001 resulted in 482 total captures of opossums.
doi:10.1644/103
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