The behavioural ecology of dingoes in north-western Australia, 1. The Fortescue River Study Area and details of captured dingoes [Western Australia]
1992
Thomson, P.C. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Forrestfield. Agriculture Protection Board)
A 9-year study of the ecology, social organisation and behaviour of dingoes, Canis familiaris dingo, was conducted in an area on the lower Fortescue River in Western Australia. The study area comprised a rugged, undeveloped area and an adjoining area of productive coastal plain developed for grazing sheep. The climate was hot and arid, although rainfall was reliable. In all, 210 dingoes were captured for radio-collaring and tagging. A further 64 dingoes were examined; most had been killed during control work in sheep paddocks. The study population comprised essentially pure dingoes, with little evidence of hybridisation with domestic dogs. Of 256 individuals, 71.6 percent were ginger-coloured, 15.2 percent black-and-tan, 6.6 percent all white, and 6.6 percent brindle or parti-coloured. Mean weights (males, 18.9 kg; females, 15.2 kg) were equal to the heaviest recorded for wild dingoes.
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