Southeastern Naturalist Volume 20, Special Issue 11, 2021

Ecology and Conservation of the Eastern Spotted Skunk

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Front cover
Inside front cover
Board of Editors/indicia page
Preface and General Acknowledgments	i
*Introduction*
Advancing Small Carnivore Research and Conservation: The Eastern Spotted Skunk Cooperative Study Group Model David S. Jachowski and Andrew J. Edelman	1
*Distribution and Occurrence*
Distribution and Relative Abundance of Eastern Spotted Skunk Records Across Their Range Roger W. Perry, D. Blake Sasse, J. Clint Perkins, and Nicholas W. Sharp	13
Temporal Assessment of Eastern Spotted Skunk Geographic Distribution Amanda E. Cheeseman, Brian P. Tanis, and Elmer J. Finck	24
*Predicted Spatial Distribution of the Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) in Virginia Using Detection and Non-detection Records* Emily D. Thorne and W. Mark Ford	39
Status and Distribution of the Eastern Spotted Skunk in Maryland: A Historic Review and Recent Assessment Kelly J. Pearce, Thomas L. Serfass, James M. McCann, and Daniel J. Feller	52
*Camera-trapping Survey for Plains Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius interrupta) in Eastern Oklahoma* KaLynn D. Branham and Victoria L. Jackson	64
Detection of Eastern Spotted Skunks on Pine Mountain in Southeastern Kentucky Using Baited Enclosed Track Plates Anthony D. Lindsay and Sara J. Ash	74
*Demography*
Reexamination of the Purported Rapid Population Decline of Plains Spotted Skunks in the Mid-Twentieth Century D. Blake Sasse	83
*Demography of the Appalachian Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius putorius)* Andrew R. Butler, Andrew J. Edelman, Robin Y.Y. Eng, Stephen N. Harris, Colleen Olfenbuttel, Emily D. Thorne, W. Mark Ford, and David S. Jachowski	95
Genetic Confirmation of Predation of an Adult Female Eastern Spotted Skunk by a Barred Owl Kendyl N. Hassler, Brin E. Kessinger,Caroline E. Harms, Lucas E. Price, Ethan P. Barton, Kevin J. Oxenrider, Rich E. Rogers, Kelly J. Pearce, Thomas L. Serfass, and Amy B. Welsh	110
Observations of Eastern Spotted Skunk Reproduction, Mortality, and Behavioral Interactions in Alabama Kassandra J. Arts, Tyler R. Sprayberry, William C. Cornelison, and Andrew J. Edelman	119
*Disease*
*Infectious Diseases of Eastern Spotted Skunks (Spilogale putorius) within a One Health Framework* Bonnie E. Gulas-Wroblewski	126
Addressing a Knowledge Gap in Spilogale Disease Ecology: Skunk Cranial Worm, Skrjabingylus chitwoodorum, in Spilogale putorius interrupta Summer H. LaRose, Damon B. Lesmeister, and Matthew E. Gompper	173
Canine Distemper Outbreak in a Population of Eastern Spotted Skunks Stephen N. Harris, Colleen Olfenbuttel, and David. S. Jachowski	181
*Itching for Recognition: Dermatophytosis Identified in an Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius) Population in Texas* Bonnie E. Gulas-Wroblewski, Melinda D. Luper, Alexandra A. Gibson, J. Clint Perkins, and Robert C. Dowler	191
*Behavior*
River Crossings by Two Male Eastern Spotted Skunks in West Virginia Kendyl N. Hassler, Charles D. Waggy, Kevin J. Oxenrider, Rich E. Rogers, Kelly J. Pearce, and Thomas L. Serfass	199
Den-site Selection by Eastern Spotted Skunks in the Central Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia Kendyl N. Hassler, Charles D. Waggy, R. Manuel Spínola, Kevin J. Oxenrider, Rich E. Rogers, Kelly J. Pearce, and Thomas L. Serfass	209
*First Documentation of Two Types of Aboveground Den Structures in the Eastern Spotted Skunk (Spilogale putorius)* Stephen N. Harris and David. S. Jachowski	225
Burrow Excavation by an Eastern Spotted Skunk and Visitation by a Long-tailed Weasel Gregory P. Detweiler,Stephen N. Harris, Colleen Olfenbuttel, and David. S. Jachowski	234
*Survey Methodology*
Effects of Seasonality and Bait Type on Capture Efficacy and Sex Ratio of Plains Spotted Skunks J. Clint Perkins, Kamren P. Jefferson, Matthew H. Hamilton, Robert C. Dowler, and Richard D. Stevens	241
Optimization of Camera-trap Surveys for Eastern Spotted Skunks and Other Meso-mammals in the Appalachian Foothills Courtney R. Hayes, Kelly Watson, and Luke E. Dodd	252