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Dynamics of an enclosed population of pine mice, Microtus pinetorum
Author(s) -
Gentry John B.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
population ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1438-390X
pISSN - 1438-3896
DOI - 10.1007/bf02514730
Subject(s) - microtus , biology , biological dispersal , enclosure , ecology , population , natural (archaeology) , house mice , zoology , demography , paleontology , telecommunications , sociology , computer science
Summary Enclosed populations of pine mice were studied over a 28‐month period and compared with populations in surrounding natural areas. The enclosed populations reached densities far greater than any observed in surrounding natural areas. It is suggested that the restriction placed on dispersal by the enclosure walls and the addition of food in the form of trap bait could have allowed the enclosed populations to reach higher densities than normally observed at SRP.