Ecologic relationships of co-occurring populations of opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Tennessee

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Density of opossums was one animal/9.9 ha at one site and one animal/44.5 ha at a second location. Abundance of raccoons was one animal/70.4 ha at one site and one animal/34.5 ha at the other. Number of opossums and raccoons was not significantly correlated with any of the habitat variables measured at either site. Interspecific association values for co-occurring populations were 0.111 and 0.267; these values were statistically significant and indicated that opossums and raccoons occurred independently of one another in regard to spatial distribution. Both species exhibited a wide range of ecological tolerance for habitat. -from Authors

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Journal of Mammalogy

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