Body mass and winter severity as predictors of overwinter survival in preble's meadow jumping mouse

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Schorr, Robert A ^a   Lukacs, Paul M ^b   Florant, Gregory L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Hibernation; Huggins robust design; Preble"s meadow jumping mouse; Riparian habitat; Survival; Timing of trapping; Winter severity; Zapus hudsonius preblei

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HIBERNATION; METABOLISM; OVERWINTERING; RODENT; SURVIVAL; WINTER;

COLORADO; FRONT RANGE; NORTH AMERICA; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

ZAPUS HUDSONIUS; ZAPUS HUDSONIUS PALLIDUS; ZAPUS HUDSONIUS PREBLEI;

EID: 61349176512     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/07-MAMM-A-392.1     Document Type: Article

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