Rodent populations were censused on nine Virginia barrier islands during the summers of 1975 and 1977. The five species observed include Microtus pennsylvanicus, Mus musculus, Oryzomys palustris, Rattus norvegicus, and Sciurus carolinensis. The number of rodent species ranged from zero on a small, low—lying, sandy island to five on a large, elevated, forested island. Rodent species richness(diversity) increased directly with island area, elevation, vegetation height, and habitat complexity (i.e., the number of distinct woody plant associations). Because of strict zonation of plant associations, increased habitat complexity represents increased availability of exploitable patches of habitat. As expected from studies of mainland rodent communities, this patchiness appears to promote increased species diversity. Each species exhibits and "exploitation specialty" involving little spatial overlap with other species diversity. Each species exhibits an "exploitation speciality" involving little spatial overlap with other species. Although no direct tests have been conducted, we speculate that the rodent communities of these islands are at equilibrium. Low rates of colonization and high rates of extinction interact to produce low species diversity and a steep species—area curve.
Three modes of PCP -induced membrane electrical conductivity were theoretically analyzed and experimentally verifiable formulations of each models were developed. Experimental studies using the charge -pulse method involved characterization of the time dependent transmembrane voltage over a wide pH range, from 1.8 to 9.5, for 30 p.M concentrations of PCP. Lipid membranes were prepared from dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine.
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