Repeated capture of beach mice (Peromyscus polionotus phasma and P. P. niveiventris) reduces body mass

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 520-523

  Suazo, Alexis A ^a   Delong, Angelique T ^b   Bard, Alice A ^a   Oddy, Donna M ^c  

^a Florida Park Service   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c DYNAMAC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastasia Island beach mouse; Mass loss; Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris; Peromyscus polionotus phasma; Repeated capture; Southeastern beach mouse

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; BODY MASS; HABITAT QUALITY; RODENT; TRAPPING;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS NIVEIVENTRIS; PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS PHASMA;

EID: 20444428012     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[520:RCOBMP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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