months (F = - 2 ym; Figure 1. The number of male and female coyotes captured each month during de~redation control efforts in western Virginia by method. ' Females comprised 51% of our sample and males 49%.
Other less common viral and bacterial infections may cause mouth ulcers, but this is rare. Mouth ulcers can be caused by anaemia and occasionally by other blood disorders, and some skin or gastrointestinal diseases. Sometimes the mouth ulcers are the only sign of an underlying disease.
Mouth ulcers often cause pain and discomfort, and may alter the person's choice of food while healing occurs (e.g. avoiding acidic or spicy foods and beverages). They may form individually or multiple ulcers may appear at the same time (a crop of ulcers).