The Allegheny Woodrat

Contents Foreword by Alicia V. Linzey iv Preface vii List of Contributors xii Section I: History and Current Status 1 History and Current Status of the Allegheny Woodrat 2 Janet Wright 2 Multiple Causes of the Allegheny Woodrat Decline: A Historical-Ecological Examination 35 Kathleen LoGiudice Section II: Ecology 3 Woodrat Population Dynamics and Movement Patterns 69 Petra Bohall Wood 4 Home Range, Movements, and Habitat Selection 99 Steven B. Castleberry 5 Den Use Behavior of Allegheny Woodrats Inhabiting Rock Outcrops in Pennsylvania 118 John D. Peles and Janet Wright 6 Food Selection and Caching Behavior 146 Nikole L. Castleberry and Steven B. Castleberry Section III: Conservation and Management 7 Lessons from Long-Term Monitoring of Woodrat Populations 175 Michael T. Mengak, Calvin M. Butchkoski, Daniel J. Feller, and Scott A. Johnson 8 Managing Surface Rock Communities for Neotoma magister 213 Jerry D. Hassinger, Calvin M. Butchkoski, and Duane R. Diefenbach 9 Genetic Diversity of Woodrats: Implications for Conservation 247 Timothy J. Smyser and Olin E. Rhodes, Jr. 10 Reintroduction of Woodrats: Concepts and Applications 274 Thomas L. Serfass 11 Status and Conservation of Other At-Risk Species of North American Woodrats 314 George A. Feldhamer and Aaron K. Poole Section IV: Synthesis 12 Lessons Learned and Recommendations for the Future 338 John D. Peles and Janet Wright