Canis latrans

Common names: coyote, coyotes, Coyote

Taxonomy: Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Carnivora > Canidae

Roles: predator, study subject, referenced, incidental observation, pest, managed species, habitat component, wildlife

ITIS TSN: 180599

Synonyms: coyotes, coyote, C. latrans

External: RMBL Collections · iNaturalist · iDigBio · GenBank

Papers: 72 | Mentions: 96

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 76 entities)

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Publications (72)

article

Climatic variation and risk assessment in a highly seasonal mammal

2025Current ZoologyRole: predator

article

Conditional syndromes: Effect of human disturbance and age on the correlation between flight initiation distance and vigilance in marmots

2025Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

article

Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

2025Behavioral EcologyRole: predator

article

Nonlinear phenomena in marmot alarm calls: a mechanism encoding fear?

2025Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society BRole: predator

student_paper

Does current weather or seasonality influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

2024Role: predator

student_paper

Social Security: Do Individuals in Tight-Knit Social Groups Perceive Greater Security?

2024Role: predator

article

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2024Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

article

Agonistic and affiliative social relationships are associated with marmot docility but not boldness

Documents (24)

technical report

A Fence Design for Excluding Elk Without Impeding Other Wildlife

technical report

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the North American Wolverine as Endangered or Threatened

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Gunnison's Prairie Dog as Threatened or Endangered

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Related Rule

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing Determination for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened or Endangered

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Designate the Whooping Cranes of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations

Co-occurring Species

2023Animal BehaviourRole: predator

article

Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA

2023Frontiers in Conservation ScienceRole: study subject

student_paper

Extending the social cohesion hypothesis: Is group cohesion associated with dispersal?

2023Role: referenced

student_paper

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

2023Role: predator

student_paper

Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel ( Spermophilus lateralis ) and Yellow-Bellied Marmot ( Marmota flaviventris ) Intraspecific and Interspecific Perch Use and Interaction Dynamics in Gothic, Colorado

2022Role: predator

article

Bigger is not always better: Viability selection on body mass varies across life stages in a hibernating mammal

2021Ecology and EvolutionRole: predator

article

Habituation or sensitization? Long-term responses of yellow-bellied marmots to human disturbance

2021Behavioral EcologyRole: predator

thesis

Relationships matter: How the social environment affects individual fitness-related behaviors

2021Role: text_match

student_paper

The influence of human recreational trail use has on rodent and predator activity using motion triggered cameras

2021Role: predator

thesis

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Callospermophilus lateralis)

2020Role: text_match

article

Is the propensity to emit alarm calls associated with health status?

2020Current ZoologyRole: predator

student_paper

The effects of recreational trail use on small mammal species richness and abundance

2020Role: incidental observation

article

Adaptive gene regulation in wild mammals exposed to high predator abundance

2019Animal BehaviourRole: predator

student_paper

Are Marmot Alarm Class Condition Dependent?

2019Role: predator

article

Correlates of maternal glucocorticoid levels in a socially flexible rodent

2019Hormones and behaviorRole: predator

article

Litter relocation behavior in two species of ground dwelling squirrels

2019EthologyRole: predator

student_paper

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

2019Role: text_match

article

Marmots do not consistently use their left eye to respond to an approaching threat but those that did fled sooner

2018Current ZoologyRole: predator

student_paper

Lateralized Function Without Lateralization

2017Role: predator

article

Social security: are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

2017Animal BehaviourRole: predator

article

Assessing the sensitivity of foraging and vigilance to internal state and environmental variables in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris).

2016Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

student_paper

Do Social Interactions Decrease Basal Stress Levels In Breeding Female Yellow-Bellied Marmots?

2016Role: predator

student_paper

Does Stress Explain Variation in Marmot Parenting Behavior or Pup Survival?

2016Role: predator

article

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots.

2016Ethology, Ecology and EvolutionRole: text_match

student_paper

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

2016Role: text_match

article

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots

2015Ethology, Ecology and EvolutionRole: predator

article

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

2014NaturwissenschaftenRole: predator

article

Environmental, social, morphological and behavioural constraints on opportunistic multiple paternity

2014Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

article

Human activity affects the perception of risk by mule deer

2014Current ZoologyRole: predator

article

Prey responses to predatorâ€™s sounds: a review and empirical study.

2014EthologyRole: predator

article

Climate change and the conservation of marmots

2013Natural ScienceRole: text_match

student_paper

Do mule deer respond to the sounds of their predators?

2012Role: predator

article

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) respond to yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) alarm calls

2012EthologyRole: text_match

article

Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

2011Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

article

Correlates and consequences of dominance in a social rodent

2011EthologyRole: text_match

student_paper

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) detect coyote (Canis latrans) scent

2011Role: predator

student_paper

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) respond to yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) alarm calls

2011Role: predator

article

Quantifying human disturbance on antipredator behavior and flush initiation distance in yellow-bellied marmots

2011Applied Animal Behaviour ScienceRole: predator

student_paper

Spatial distribution of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

2011Role: predator

student_paper

Effects of Burrow Distance on Anti-predator Vigilance in Foraging Yellow-Bellied Marmots

2010Role: predator

article

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

2010EthologyRole: predator

student_paper

The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?

2010Role: predator

student_paper

The effect of an introduced predator scent on mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) browsing activities in meadow habitats in Gothic, Colorado

2010Role: predator

article

A test of the multipredator hypothesis: yellow-bellied marmots respond fearfully to the sight of novel and extinct predators

2009Animal BehaviourRole: predator

article

A trait-based approach to the evolution of complex coalitions in male mammals

2009Behavioral EcologyRole: study subject

student_paper

Variation in vigilance of yellow-bellied marmots due to predator pressure

2009Role: predator

article

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalizations?

2008Behavioral Ecology and SociobiologyRole: predator

article

Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots

2008EthologyRole: predator

student_paper

The importance of parasitism and body condition in explaining variation in anti-predator vigilance in the yellow bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris)

2008Role: predator

student_paper

Olfactory predator discrimination abilities of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2007Role: predator

article

Predicted fitness consequences of threat-sensitive hiding behavior

2007Behavioral EcologyRole: text_match

article

Effect of predation risk on the presence and persistence of yellow-bellied marmot (Marmota flaviventris) colonies

2006Journal of Zoology, LondonRole: predator

student_paper

Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots

2006Role: predator

student_paper

Antipredatory response of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) to predator urines

2005Role: predator

student_paper

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalisations?

2004Role: predator

article

Locomotor ability and wariness in yellow-bellied marmots

2004EthologyRole: predator

article

Behavioral responses of yellow-bellied marmots to birds and mammals

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: predator

article

Early season arboreal behaviour in yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2003Oecologia MontanaRole: text_match

article

Predation on yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

2001American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

article

Songbird and Medium‐Sized Mammal Communities Associated with Exurban Development in Pitkin County, Colorado

2001Conservation BiologyRole: text_match

article

A 32-year demography of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris)

1998J Zool LondonRole: predator

article

Reproductive strategies of yellow-bellied marmots: energy conservation and differences between the sexes

1998Journal of MammalogyRole: predator

article

Alarm calling in yellow-bellied marmots: I. The meaning of situationally variable alarm calls

1997Animal BehaviourRole: predator

student_paper

Female choice in true bugs (Homoptera: Miridae)

1991Role: predator

article

Yellow-bellied marmots as prey of coyotes

1991American Midland NaturalistRole: text_match

Show 14 more documents

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Notice of Remanded Determination of Status for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposal To List the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx as a Threatened Species; and the Captive Population of Canada Lynx Within the Coterminous United States (lower 48 States) as Threatened Due to Similarity of Appearance, With a Special Rule

federal proposed rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx

federal rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

environmental assessment

Environmental Assesment of Remedial Action at the Falls City Uranium Mills Tailings Site

Document

Gunnison County Stockgrowers 1894-1994

Document

Gunnison County Stockgrowers 1894-1994

Document

Living With Beavers

Document

Local Citizens' Participation in Coal Development

federal register notice

Northern Rockies Lynx Amendment

federal register notice

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement

federal register notice

San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Alamosa, CO; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

federal register notice

San Luis Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex, Alamosa, Rio Grande, and Saguache, CO; Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

management plan

Canis latrans

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 76 entities)

Publications (72)

Climatic variation and risk assessment in a highly seasonal mammal

Conditional syndromes: Effect of human disturbance and age on the correlation between flight initiation distance and vigilance in marmots

Does rainfall or temperature influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

Nonlinear phenomena in marmot alarm calls: a mechanism encoding fear?

Does current weather or seasonality influence antipredator vigilance in a hibernating mammal?

Social Security: Do Individuals in Tight-Knit Social Groups Perceive Greater Security?

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

Agonistic and affiliative social relationships are associated with marmot docility but not boldness

Documents (24)

A Fence Design for Excluding Elk Without Impeding Other Wildlife

Biologically Significant Areas in Gunnison County Colorado

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-Month Finding on a Petition To List the North American Wolverine as Endangered or Threatened

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 12-month Finding on a Petition To Change the Final Listing of the Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx To Include New Mexico

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a Petition to List the Gunnison's Prairie Dog as Threatened or Endangered

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of Critical Habitat for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determination of Threatened Status for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx and Related Rule

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Status for Gunnison Sage-Grouse

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Listing Determination for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse as Threatened or Endangered

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Final Rule to Designate the Whooping Cranes of the Rocky Mountains as Experimental Nonessential and to Remove Whooping Crane Critical Habitat Designations From Four Locations

Co-occurring Species

Marmota

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Vulpes vulpes

Spermophilus

Callospermophilus lateralis

Taxidea taxus

Aquila chrysaetos

Canis lupus

Ursus americanus

Puma concolor

Differential response of three large mammal species to human recreation in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA

Extending the social cohesion hypothesis: Is group cohesion associated with dispersal?

Social security: Does social position influence flight initiation distance?

Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel (<i> Spermophilus lateralis </i>) and Yellow-Bellied Marmot ( <i> Marmota flaviventris </i>) Intraspecific and Interspecific Perch Use and Interaction Dynamics in Gothic, Colorado

Bigger is not always better: Viability selection on body mass varies across life stages in a hibernating mammal

Habituation or sensitization? Long-term responses of yellow-bellied marmots to human disturbance

Relationships matter: How the social environment affects individual fitness-related behaviors

The influence of human recreational trail use has on rodent and predator activity using motion triggered cameras

Behavioral and spatial dynamics in a fluctuating population of golden-mantled ground squirrels (<i>Callospermophilus lateralis</i>)

Is the propensity to emit alarm calls associated with health status?

The effects of recreational trail use on small mammal species richness and abundance

Adaptive gene regulation in wild mammals exposed to high predator abundance

Are Marmot Alarm Class Condition Dependent?

Correlates of maternal glucocorticoid levels in a socially flexible rodent

Litter relocation behavior in two species of ground dwelling squirrels

Predator and prey species have opposing responses to recreational trail use

Marmots do not consistently use their left eye to respond to an approaching threat but those that did fled sooner

Lateralized Function Without Lateralization

Social security: are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

Assessing the sensitivity of foraging and vigilance to internal state and environmental variables in yellow-bellied marmots (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>).

Do Social Interactions Decrease Basal Stress Levels In Breeding Female Yellow-Bellied Marmots?

Does Stress Explain Variation in Marmot Parenting Behavior or Pup Survival?

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots.

Social security: Are socially connected individuals less vigilant?

Pattern and variation of the time budget of yellow-bellied marmots

Coyotes, deer, and wildflowers: diverse evidence points to a trophic cascade

Environmental, social, morphological and behavioural constraints on opportunistic multiple paternity

Human activity affects the perception of risk by mule deer

Prey responses to predatorâ€™s sounds: a review and empirical study.

Climate change and the conservation of marmots

Do mule deer respond to the sounds of their predators?

Mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>) respond to yellow-bellied marmot (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>) alarm calls

Age and sex influence marmot antipredator behavior during periods of heightened risk

Correlates and consequences of dominance in a social rodent

Mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>) detect coyote (<i>Canis latrans</i>) scent

Mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>) respond to yellow-bellied marmot (<i>Marmota flaviventris</i>) alarm calls

Quantifying human disturbance on antipredator behavior and flush initiation distance in yellow-bellied marmots

Spatial distribution of mule deer (<i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>): Effects of plant palatability and habitat structure

Effects of Burrow Distance on Anti-predator Vigilance in Foraging Yellow-Bellied Marmots

Is alarm calling risky? Marmots avoid calling from risky places

The Landscape of Fear and Trophic Cascades: Does Human Presence at RMBL Affect Deer Behavior?

The effect of an introduced predator scent on mule deer (</i>Odocoileus hemionus</i>) browsing activities in meadow habitats in Gothic, Colorado

A test of the multipredator hypothesis: yellow-bellied marmots respond fearfully to the sight of novel and extinct predators

A trait-based approach to the evolution of complex coalitions in male mammals

Variation in vigilance of yellow-bellied marmots due to predator pressure

Do yellow-bellied marmots respond to predator vocalizations?

Olfactory predator discrimination in yellow-bellied marmots