Canadian Forest Service Publications
Seasonal diets of Newfoundland marten, Martes american atrata. 2005. Gosse, J.W.; Hearn, B.J. Canadian Field Naturalist 119: 43-47.
Year: 2005
Issued by: Atlantic Forestry Centre
Catalog ID: 26723
Language: English
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Abstract
We analyzed scats (n = 679) and stomach contents (n = 25) collected from 1980–2003 to assess the relative frequencies of food types utilized by Newfoundland Marten (Martes americana atrata) during summer and winter. Meadow Voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus) were the most prevalent food item occurring in 80% and 47.5% of samples from summer and winter, respectively. Apart from Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americana), which occurred in 28% of winter samples, all other food types occurred in