Survival and Dispersal of Young White-Footed Mice Born in Nest Boxes

Goundie, Tedd R.; Vessey, Stephen H.

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“…Kesner and Linzey (1997) an a lyzed 9 years of data and found ev i dence for pos i tive re la tion ships be tween vari a tion in P. leucopus den sity and de vi a tion from mean monthly pre cip i ta tion (not an nual to tal pre cip ita tion), which they hy poth e sized had a pos i tive in flu ence on food re sources, re pro duc tive output, and sur vival. We sug gest that this pat tern could in di rectly en hance survivorship of weaned re cruits in the pop u la tion (Goundie and Vessey 1986) dur ing the later sum mer months (ie, July-Sep tem ber), which were wet test in 2001 (Fig. 4).…”

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Annual changes in structural complexity of understory vegetation and relative abundance ofPeromyscus leucopus in fragmented habitats

Anderson

Meikle

2006

Acta Theriol

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Annual changes in structural complexity of understory vegetation and relative abundance ofPeromyscus leucopus in fragmented habitats

Anderson

Meikle

2006

Acta Theriol

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“…Bowman et al (2002) recently argued that if animals move randomly through the habitat matrix, then the greater linear dimension of small fragments relative to their area may intercept a greater number of immigrants per unit area than large fragments. Although further research is needed to evaluate this hypothesis, the relatively low numbers of P. leucopus observed in the habitat matrix (see Cummings and Vessey 1994;Anderson et al 2003) and the low number of individuals observed immigrating and emigration from woodlots (Goundie and Vessey 1986) would suggest that greater immigration is not likely to be a major factor contributing to substantially higher densities in small forest fragments. Thus, while we cannot dismiss the potential contributions of lower predation, lower emigration, and higher immigration, we conclude that higher reproduction in edge habitat due to greater cover and availability of food resources is an important factor contributing to higher population densities in small versus large fragments.…”

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“…Immigration and emigration of P. leucopus from fragments does not appear to be large and does not appear to result in a net change in density (Goundie and Vessey 1986). In some areas of Canada, specialist predators such as long-tailed weasels (Mustela frenata) are abundant and may be a major source of mortality for white-footed mice in the edges (i.e., £15 m from the field forest border) of forest fragments (Morris and Davidson 2000).…”

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Reproduction, foraging and the negative density–area relationship of a generalist rodent

Wilder

Meikle

2005

Oecologia

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While many species show positive relationships between population density and habitat patch area, some species consistently show higher densities in smaller patches. Few studies have examined mechanisms that may cause species to have negative density-area relationships. We tested the hypothesis that greater reproduction in edge versus interior habitats and small versus large fragments contributes to higher densities of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in small versus large forest fragments. We also examined vegetation structure and foraging tray utilization to evaluate if greater reproduction was a result of higher food availability. There were greater number of litters and proportion of females producing litters in the edge versus interior of forest fragments, which may have contributed to greater population growth rates and higher densities in edge versus interior and small versus large fragments. Data on vegetation structure and giving-up densities of seeds in artificial patches suggest that food availability may be higher in edge versus interior habitats and small versus large fragments. These results, in an area with few or no long-tailed weasels, provide a distinct contrast to the findings of Morris and Davidson (Ecology 81:2061, 2000) who observed lower reproduction in forest edge habitat as a result of high weasel predation, suggesting that specialist predators may be important in affecting the quality of edge habitat. While we cannot exclude the potential contributions of immigration, emigration, and mortality, our data suggest that greater reproduction in edge versus interior habitat is an important factor contributing to higher densities of P. leucopus in small fragments.

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“…High spring numbers of breeding females give rise to recruitment of large numbers of juveniles and rapid filling of vacant space early in the season. High densities of the year-born young inhibit their dispersal (Mazurkiewicz and Rajska 1975, Goundie and Vessey 1986. As a result of lack of vacant space and high site tenacity of residents, a chance for finding a place for breeding is small.…”

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Spatial behaviour and population dynamics of woodland rodents

Mazurkiewicz

Rajska-Jurgiel²

1998

Acta Theriol.

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. 1998. Spatial behaviour and population dynamics of woodland rodents. Acta Theriologica 43: 137-161.Population dynamics and spatial behaviour of the vole Clethrionomys glareolus (Schreber, 1780) and the yellow-necked mouse Apodemus flauicollis (Melchior, 1834) were studied for 7 years in woodland of Kampinos National Park, Poland. Mice were more mobile and less site-tenacious than voles. Annual peaks ranged from 9 to 104 voles and from 4 to 62 mice per ha. The highest densities of both species were preceded by winter breeding. The greatest movement range and the longest distance moved were observed in the years of low density, whereas in the high density year both species were least mobile and most site-tenacious. Intensive movements in the low density years led to early maturation, high turnover rates, and probably increased mortality. Low mobility and high site tenacity in the high density year enhanced population growth and suppressed maturation. Increasing density and cessation of breeding accounted for declining juvenile recruitment. Differences in movement patterns between years of low and high density were coupled with differences in the autumn age structure and winter mortality of both species.

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Survival and Dispersal of Young White-Footed Mice Born in Nest Boxes

Cited by 64 publications

References 22 publications

Annual changes in structural complexity of understory vegetation and relative abundance ofPeromyscus leucopus in fragmented habitats

Annual changes in structural complexity of understory vegetation and relative abundance ofPeromyscus leucopus in fragmented habitats

Reproduction, foraging and the negative density–area relationship of a generalist rodent

Spatial behaviour and population dynamics of woodland rodents

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