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1 July 2016 Home Range Estimates of Feral Cats (Felis catus) on Rota Island and Determining Asymptotic Convergence
Brian T. Leo, James J. Anderson, Reese Brand Phillips, Renee R. Ha
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Abstract

Feral cats (Felis catus) have been shown to be a main contributor to species decline throughout the world and are especially threatening to insular species that lack appropriate defense characteristics. To mitigate the impact of feral cats on threatened species, space-use data are commonly used to design control strategies. In this article we report on the performance of GPS datalogging collars and provide baseline information on daily space use and home ranges of feral cats that threaten an endangered species on Rota Island in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Using 100% Minimum Convex Polygon (MCP), average adult male home range was 1.32 km2 (n = 2) and average adult female home range was 0.22 km2 (n = 3). Home ranges were deemed fully revealed if asymptotes were approached using incremental analysis. Currently, there is no objective method for assessing where an asymptote is approached. Here, we describe a methodology to do so with the application of a Michaelis-Menten model to incremental data. We conclude that GPS datalogging collars are a viable tool for feral cat location data collection on Rota Island and that the Michaelis-Menten model is useful for determining asymptotic convergence of incremental location data.

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Brian T. Leo, James J. Anderson, Reese Brand Phillips, and Renee R. Ha "Home Range Estimates of Feral Cats (Felis catus) on Rota Island and Determining Asymptotic Convergence," Pacific Science 70(3), 323-331, (1 July 2016). https://doi.org/10.2984/70.3.4
Accepted: 1 February 2016; Published: 1 July 2016
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