Burro behavior and population dynamics, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico
Morgart JR. 1978. Burro behavior and population dynamics, Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. Arizona State University
From May 1975 to May 1976, feral burros (Equus asinus) were studied to detect movements around the Alamo Allotment, Santa Fe National Forest, and Bandelier National Monument. Natality, mortality, population distribution, food habits, social organization, home range, and seasonal movements were recorded. The author examined interspecific competition between burros and elk and burros and mule deer. The author found little overlap in foraging habitat between elk and burros but did find overlap of the browsing habitat of deer and burros. The author concluded that the burro population in Bandelier National Monument was healthy and increasing at a rate of about 29 percent per year.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Morgart, John
- Date of Issue
- 1978-08
- Publisher
- Arizona State University
- Units
- BAND , MOJA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Burro (Equus asinus), Distribution, Feral Animals, Food, Invasive Mammals, Migration, Population Dynamics, Santa Fe National Forest NM, Social Organization, Taxa Links To References, Thesis