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Bone dispersal by vertebrate taxa in an urban park environment in New England, USA

Pokines, James.T., Kelley, Samantha, Muschal, Alexis, Liggett, Isabella, Zamora, Alyssa, Hill, Megan, Sater, Sierra, Shamlou, Austin, O'Brien, Meagan·2021·Forensic Science International
DOI 10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110982
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The questions of the frequency, distance, and maximum size of the bones that carnivores, rodents, and other common taxa can disperse have been little addressed, especially in the later phases of skeletonization when individual bones are more subject to transport and loss. The present research utilized a sample of dry white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) bones in two locations in a forested urban environment dense with eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), chipmunks (Tamias striatus), coyotes (Canis latrans), raccoons (Procyon lotor), and other potential scavenging taxa. Game cameras were used to document their dispersal behavior. A total of 1731 visits were recorded, by a minimum of 12 mammalian and 9 avian taxa. Small amounts of dispersal impacted the bone samples continuously throughout the observation period, with 52.2% of all movement in the range of 1-5 cm. The bones were dispersed a maximum distance of 1252 cm, and the largest bone moved had an initial mass of 194.6 g. Rodent dry-bone gnawing behavior affected 72.7% of the sample. The project also assessed a smaller sample of Tile Mate® tracking chips for their utility in dispersal research, and these were found to have a useful potential though were not pivotal in acquiring the data presented here. Forensic surface search methods and interpretations of skeletal recovery patterns should take into consideration the ability of these common species to disperse even dry bones away from their initial locations…

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Authors
Pokines, J. T., Kelley, S., Muschal, A., Liggett, I., Zamora, A., Hill, M., Sater, S., Shamlou, A., & O'Brien, M.
Affiliations
Boston University (US)
Corresponding author
Pokines, James.T.
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Venue
Forensic Science International
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2021-10
Volume
327
Pages
110982
ISSN
0379-0738 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.forsciint.2021.110982
OpenAlex
W3196942136
Cited by
8
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Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2
FWCI
0.67
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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Locations
  • Forensic Science International (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
Keywords
white-tailed deer, Sciurus carolinensis, chipmunks, coyote, raccoons, rodent gnawing
MeSH terms
Parks, Recreational, Body Remains, Animals, Animals, Wild, Bone and Bones, Massachusetts, Movement, Videotape Recording

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