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A comparative assessment of methods of individual tracking within a population of Microtus agrestis (Mammalia: Muridae)
Author(s) -
Johns Andrew D.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1979.tb03966.x
Subject(s) - microtus , biology , muridae , limiting , population , zoology , ecology , demography , mechanical engineering , sociology , engineering
Studies of spatial arrangement in small mammal populations are usually based on the results of live‐trapping, which is recognized as limiting in an investigation of this sort. The present paper examines the feasibility of two alternative methods using a population of Microtus agrestis as the test case.