Minor Species as the Dominant Rodents in an Oldfield

Robert K. Rose; Linda J. Ford

doi:10.1674/0003-0031-168.1.1

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Robert K. Rose,^* Linda J. Ford^**

^*Corresponding author: e-mail: brose@odu.edu
^**Present address: 3200 Benefit Road, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322

Abstract

In this report of substantial syntopic populations, southern bog lemmings (Synaptomys cooperi) and woodland voles [Microtus (Pitymys) pinetorum] were the co-dominant rodents in a grassy oldfield in the absence of the large-bodied species of rodents common to the region. Southern bog lemmings achieved densities of 14 ha⁻¹ on one grid and woodland voles had a peak density of 32 ha⁻¹ on the other. Both species bred at high levels during the 18-mo study, including during the winter months.

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Robert K. Rose and Linda J. Ford "Minor Species as the Dominant Rodents in an Oldfield," The American Midland Naturalist 168(1), 1-8, (1 July 2012). https://doi.org/10.1674/0003-0031-168.1.1

Received: 27 September 2011; Accepted: 1 January 2012; Published: 1 July 2012