Demography and condition of populations of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus) in late and early successional habitats

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 335-345

  Mcmurry, S T ^a,b   Lochmiller, R L ^a   Boggs, J F ^a,c   Leslie Jr , D M ^a   Engle, D M ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U States Army Corps of Engineers   (United States)

Author keywords

fire; habitat succession; herbicide; Peromyscus leucopus; population dynamics; tebuthiuron; triclopyr; white footed mouse

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 0029738335     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1382805     Document Type: Article

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