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http://dx.doi.org/10.5141/JEFB.2006.29.3.259

Home-range of Raccoon Dog Nyctereutes procyonoides Living in the Rural Area of Korea  

Choi, Tae-Young (Environmental Planning Institute, Seoul National University)
Park, Chong-Hwa (The Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Seoul National University)
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Journal of Ecology and Environment / v.29, no.3, 2006 , pp. 259-263 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objectives of this paper are to estimate home range and core habitat area of raccoon dog living in the rural area of Korea. A radio-telemetry study was carried out on 22 raccoon dog individuals. Among these individuals, 4 raccoon dogs made 2 pairs and they were monogamous and moved together all the year round. Mean home-range size of 9 individuals which were radio-tracked more than 3 months was $0.80km^2$ (100% MCP). The mean home range size of male individuals was $0.98km^2$ (N=5, 100% MCP) and that of female individuals was $0.58km^2$ (N=4, 100% MCP). On the other hand, in case 95% MCP(Mininlum Convex Polygon) was applied, the gap of home-range size between sex distinction was closed to $0.63km^2$ (male) and $0.42km^2$ (female). The home range size of two pairs of which the male and the female were radio-tracked at the same time showed little difference. In case of one pair, the home range size(95% MCP) was $0.28km^2$ (male) and $0.26km^2$ (female) and in case of the other pair, it was $0.36km^2$ each (male and female). Consequently there seems no significant difference in the home-range size between a male and a female racoon dog except the unusual cases such as unpaired individuals or the ones with no fixed territory.
Keywords
Home-range; Minimum Convex Polygon; Raccoon dog; Radio-telemetry;
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