What does the fox select? Spatial ecology of Rocky Mountain red fox during peaks and troughs of human recreation

Understanding animal behavior at the population level can be challenging, especially in the presence of intraspecific variation in behavioral tactics. Individuals within a population often vary with respect to resource exploitation and use, which may be associated with individual states (e.g., male or female) or extrinsic variation (e.g., temporal variation in food). Explicitly accounting for inter-individual variation can aid ecological insights, especially for species that exhibit high behavioral flexibility. Here, we evaluated how seasonal fluctuations in resources influenced individual-level habitat use and selection of Rocky Mountain red fox (Vulpes vulpes macroura) within Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Rocky Mountain red fox is a high-elevation subspecies of the common red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and native to North America. From 2016 – 2021, we captured and GPS collared 18 individuals (11 males, 7 females) and evaluated spatiotemporal shifts in home range characteristics and ha..., , , # What does the fox select? Spatial ecology of Rocky Mountain red fox during peaks and troughs of human recreation

[https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dv41ns27v](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.dv41ns27v)

## Description of the data and file structure

We investigated how seasonal fluctuations in resources influenced individual-level habitat use and selection of the Rocky Mountain Red Fox within Grand Teton National Park. From 2016 – 2021, we captured and GPS collared 18 individuals (11 males, 7 females) and evaluated spatiotemporal shifts in home range characteristics and habitat selection.

### Files and variables

#### File: ECS24-0454.csv

**Description:** 

##### Variables

* AID: Animal Identification
* used: used or available location
* d2hf: distance to human feature
* doug_f: proportion of Douglas fir
* hli_f: Heat Load Index
* lodge_f: proportion of Lodgepole pine
* meadow_f: proportion of meadow
* nbr_f: Normalized Burn Ratio
* tpi500: Topographic Position Index
* vrm500: Vector Ru...