HAYSMITH: NEOTOMA F. FLORIDANA IN NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA


Table 14. Home range sizes categorized by number of dens used by woodrats 1 = one den used; 2 = two
subsequent dens used; 3 = two dens used simultaneously.


 Home range size (ha)


Individual Sex 1 den 2 dens 3 dens


Nahum M 1.03
Malachi M 0.63
Hummis M 0.15
Abel M 2.34
Byr M 0.05

Ruth F 0.60
Hanna F 3.12
Lois F 0.34

Chloe F 0.03
Maira F 0.11
Bathshee F 0.01
Liz F 0.25
AC M 0.12
Abe M 1.13

Ice M 0.33
Anias M 0.25
Ganz M 0.98
Mupke M 0.03
Aline F 0.60
Elisha M 0.55

Mean= 0.43 0.27 1.22




 Habitat Utilization



 A Chi-square goodness of fit test indicated significant differences existed for
woodrat use of different habitats (p=0.05). A Bon-ferroni analysis showed that
woodrats used saw-palmetto habitat more than would be expected and used fringe
habitats less than would be expected (Table 17). Use of different micro-habitat
types was otherwise similar to the proportion of the micro-habitats available (Byers
and Steinhorst 1984). Micro-distribution observations via trapping are anecdotal,
but trap success was consistently higher in ecotonal areas than in homogenous
micro- or macrohabitats.