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FACTORS AFFECTING THE NEGATIVE DENSITY AREA RELATIONSHIP OF THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS)

Wilder, Shawn Michael
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056475129

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2003, Master of Science, Miami University, Zoology.
Several investigators have documented a negative density-area relationship (i.e. higher population densities in smaller fragments) for Peromyscus leucopus (the white-footed mouse). The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if high densities of P. leucopus are consistent among seasons and if higher densities may be due to greater reproduction, as a result of higher food availability, in small than large fragments. Observations of nest box use suggest that relative density and reproduction in small and large fragments differ among seasons. Higher densities in small than large fragments were only documented during the fall season. Observations of foraging patch use combined with reproductive data suggest that greater food availability in the edge may allow greater reproduction and thus contribute to higher densities in small fragments. Dense edge vegetation may be the primary contributor to greater food availability, although there is some evidence that there may be fewer competitors in small fragments.
Douglas Meikle (Advisor)
70 p.
population density; Peromyscus leucopus; forest fragmentation; fragmentation; foraging; reproduction; deer tick; season; seasonality; negative density-area

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  • Wilder, S. M. (2003). FACTORS AFFECTING THE NEGATIVE DENSITY AREA RELATIONSHIP OF THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS) [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056475129

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Wilder, Shawn. FACTORS AFFECTING THE NEGATIVE DENSITY AREA RELATIONSHIP OF THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS). 2003. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056475129.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Wilder, Shawn. "FACTORS AFFECTING THE NEGATIVE DENSITY AREA RELATIONSHIP OF THE WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS)." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2003. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1056475129

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