Living with Coyotes: Managing Predators Humanely Using Food Aversion Conditioning PDF
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living with coyotes Living With Coyotes managing predators humanely using food aversion conditioning Stuart R. Ellins university of texas press Austin Copyright © 2005 by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2005 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to Permissions, University of Texas Press, Box 7819, Austin, TX 78713-7819. The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). l ibrary of congress cataloging-in-publication data Ellins, Stuart R., 1941– Living with coyotes : managing predators humanely using food aversion conditioning / Stuart R. Ellins.— 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ). isbn 0-292-70632-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Coyote—Control. 2. Coyote—Food. 3. Aversive stimuli. 4. Conditioned response. I. Title. sf810.7.c88l58 2005 636.08'39—dc22 2004020260 To John Garcia, whose great work began it all, and to Carl Gustavson, whose legacy inspired this book. Thanks, guys! THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK CONTENTS Preface 1 o n e Coyotes in My Pen 3 two Surviving the Onslaught 10 th r e e A Balance of Power 25 f o u r Surplus Killing 42 f i v e An Opportunistic Scavenger: Coyote Feeding Habits 53 s i x Feeding the Pack: The Development of Dietary Preferences and Aversions 69 s ev e n To Eat or Not to Eat? Modification of Dietary Habits 80 e i g h t Conditioned Prey Aversions: Will They Work in the Real World? 92 n i n e Predator Management: Sociology, Science, or Politics 112 t e n Current Status: The Application of Prey Aversion Conditioning 133 References 151 Index 159 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK living with coyotes
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