We radio-tracked 10 coyotes (Canis latrans) from April 1996 to March 1998 o
n Fort Riley Military Reservation, Kansas, to compare movements, habitat us
e, and survival between resident (breeders and pack associates) and transie
nt coyotes. Home ranges of resident coyotes were mutually exclusive, wherea
s those of transient coyotes overlapped the home ranges of other coyotes. E
xcursions from home ranges were made by all resident pack associates but no
t by resident breeders. Grassland habitats were used more than expected by
resident coyotes but less than expected by transients. Woodlands and cultiv
ated lands were used more than expected by transients. Transient coyotes us
ed areas between the home ranges of resident family groups. Annual survival
rates were higher for resident than for transient coyotes. Avoidance of re
sident coyotes by transient coyotes may explain differences in space and ha
bitat use by coyotes.