
%0 Journal Article
%A Brothers, NP 
%A Skira, IJ 
%A Copson, GR 
%T Biology of the Feral Cat, Felis Catus (L.), On Macquarie Island.
%J Wildlife Research
%D 1985/10/01
%V 12
%N 3
%P 425-436
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/WR9850425
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/WR9850425 
%X 246 feral cats were shot on Macquarie Island, Australia, between Dec. 1976 and Feb. 1981. The sex ratio ( males : females ) was 1:0.8. The percentages of animals with tabby, orange and black coats were 74, 26 and 2 resp. [sic]. Of the 64 orange cats, 56 were males . The breeding season was Oct.-Mar., with a peak in Nov.-Dec. The number of embryos in the 14 pregnant females averaged 4.7 (range = 1-9). The size of the 23 litters that were observed averaged 3 (range = 1-8). Kitten survival to 6 months of age was estimated to be <43%. 
