Sex- and age-specific reproductive and physical parameters of the bobcat ( Lynx rufus ) on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Authors: Parker, G. R., Smith, G. E. J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1983
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Breton Island; Lynx
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z83-229; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z83-229

A total of 605 bobcat (Lynx rufus) carcasses, collected by trappers on Cape Breton Island from 1977–1978 through 1979–1980, were examined for sex and age structure, physical characteristics and condition, diet, and reproduction. The overall sex ratio was 52 males to 48 females; sex ratios favoured m...