Differential responses of two species of kangaroo rat (Dipodomys) to heavy rains: A humbling reappraisal

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 252-254

  Kelt, Douglas A ^a   Wilson, James A ^b   Konno, Eddy S ^c   Braswell, Jessica D ^d   Deutschman, Douglas ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipodomys simulans; Dipodomys stephensi; Dulzura kangaroo rat; El Ni o Southern Oscillation; ENSO; Stephens' kangaroo rat

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; HABITAT SELECTION; MARSUPIAL; RAINFALL;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS SIMULANS; DIPODOMYS STEPHENSI; RATTUS;

EID: 39749124235     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-167.1     Document Type: Article

References (11)

1. BIBBY, C. J., ET AL. 1992. Putting biodiversity on the map: priority areas for global conservation. International Council for Bird Preservation, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2. BURNHAM, K. P., AND D. R. ANDERSON. 2002. Model selection and multimodel inference: a practical information-theoretic approach. 2nd ed. Springer-Verlag, New York.
3. COOCH, E., AND G. WHITE (EDS.). 2007. Program MARK. "A gentle introduction." 5th ed. http://www.phidot.org/ software/mark/docs/book/. Accessed 17 April 2007.
4. HAFNER, D. J., E. YENSEN, AND G. L. KIRKLAND, JR. (COMPS. AND EDS.). 1998. North American rodents: status survey and conservation action plan. IUCN/SSC Rodent Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
5. KELT, D. A., E. S. KONNO, AND J. A. WILSON. 2005a. Habitat management for the endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat: the effect of mowing and grazing. Journal of Wildlife Management 69:424-129.
6. KELT, D. A., J. A. WILSON, AND E. S. KONNO. 2005b. Differential response of two kangaroo rats (Dipodomys) to the 1997-1998 El Niño Southern Oscillation event. Journal of Mammalogy 86:265-274.
7. LENIHAN, J. M., R. DRAPEK, D. BACHELET, AND R. P. NEILSON. 2003. Climate change effects on vegetation distribution, carbon, and fire in California. Ecological Applications 13:1667-1681.
8. PYKE, C. R. 2005. Assessing climate change impacts on vernal pool ecosystems and endemic branchiopods. Ecosystems 8:95-105.
9. RAHMSTORF, S., ET AL. 2007. Recent climate observations compared to projections. Science 316:709.
10. SAS INSTITUTE INC. 2002-2003. SAS for Windows, Version 9.1.3, service pack 4. SAS Institute Inc., Cary, North Carolina, http://www.sas.com/. Accessed 21 September 2007.
11. SEAGER, R., ET AL. 2007. Model projections of an imminent transition to a more arid climate in southwestern North America. Science 316:1181-1184.