| Abstract: | The food habits of raccoons were studied along the Neches River in three counties of eastern Texas in 1940-42. Field studies mere supplemented by laboratory analyses of 344 scats collected in all months and of 23 stomachs and 11 intestines obtained in winter. Acorns and crayfish constitute more than half of the yearly diet and both are consumed in considerable amount at all seasons. Persimmons and grapes were utilized heavily when available and other fruits in smaller amounts. Insects and other invertebrates formed an important part of the diet. Vertebrates were eaten sparingly but species of water snakes were preyed upon as were winter and spring concentrations of water fowl.....Raccoons were found to concentrate in timbered river bottoms during the winter and spring, feeding largely on acorns and crayfish. Under these conditions they are readily trapped. In the summer and autumn the populations appear to be dispersed through the uplands as well as bottomlands in search of seasonal foods. |
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| ProdID: | 1000424 |
| Citation Author: | Van Oosten, John |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Great Lakes Science Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Transactions of the North American Wildlife Conference |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 8 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 8 p. |
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| Citation Public Comments: | Out-of-print |
| Citation Publisher: | American Wildlife Institute |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Artificial propagation of commercial fish of the Great Lakes; 1937; Article; Journal; Transactions of the North American Wildlife Conference; Van Oosten, John |
| Citation Start Page: | 605 |
| Citation Volume: | 2 |
| Citation Year: | 1937 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | Artificial propagation of commercial fish of the Great Lakes; 1937; Article; Journal; Transactions of the North American Wildlife Conference; Van Oosten, John |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1937 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | American Wildlife Institute |
