Microhabitat selection of Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus in mid-successional vegetation

Jan F. Kamler; David S. Pennock

doi:10.1660/0022-8443(2004)107[0089:MSOPLA]2.0.CO;2

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1 April 2004 Microhabitat selection of Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus in mid-successional vegetation

Jan F. Kamler, David S. Pennock

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Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science, 107(1):89-92 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1660/0022-8443(2004)107[0089:MSOPLA]2.0.CO;2

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We studied syntopic populations of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) and deer mice (P. maniculatus) in mid-successional vegetation to determine microhabitat selections on experimental plots in northeastern Kansas. Microhabitat selections, based on woody stem densities (WSD), differed between species and differed from expected for both species. Peromyscus leucopus used habitats with medium and high WDS more than expected, whereas P. maniculatus used habitats with low WSD more than expected. Our results indicate that as plant succession proceeds on experimental plots, habitats preferred by P. leucopus should increase, whereas habitats preferred by P. maniculatus should decrease.

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Jan F. Kamler and David S. Pennock "Microhabitat selection of Peromyscus leucopus and P. maniculatus in mid-successional vegetation," Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 107(1), 89-92, (1 April 2004). https://doi.org/10.1660/0022-8443(2004)107[0089:MSOPLA]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 April 2004

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