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| Food habitats of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Junggar Basin Desert |
| LIN Xuanlong,WU Kefan,SHI Lei |
| College of Animal Science,Xinjiang Agricultural University,Urumqi 830052,China |
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Abstract We analyzed diets of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in the Junggar Basin desert, Xinjjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,
China,during 2002 -2008, by fecal analysis and compared differences in diet composition between pup rearing (April 15 - August 14; n =108) and dispersal (August 15 - December 14; n =279) seasons. Foxes consumed a total of 16 food items including small mammals (Lepus capensis, Meriones spp., Rhombomys opimus,Cricetulus migratorius, Mus musculus, Allactaga elater), Passeriformes,Coleoptera,Orthoprera,Eremias velox and plantss Meriones spp. and Rhombomys opimus were the most important food items throughout both periods,accounting for 41. 0% and 16. 5% by percentage and 48. 2% and 19.7% percent frequency of occurrence in fecal samples, respectively. Red fox food niche breadth was narrow (Bsta = 0. 23). Based on contingency-table analysis,diets differed between the two periods (Pearson’s χ2 test, P= 0. 001 < 0. 01; Likelihood Ratio χ2 test, P = 0. 001 < 0. 01).
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