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Determinants of Local Distribution and Abundance in White‐Footed Mice
Author(s) -
M'Closkey Robert T.,
Lajoie Daniel T.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1934978
Subject(s) - peromyscus , ecology , habitat , abundance (ecology) , seral community , grassland , biology , national park , population density , deer mouse , white (mutation) , population , floristics , geography , species richness , biochemistry , demography , sociology , gene
To establish plausible explanations of the factors determining patterns of local distribution and abundance of white—footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, concurrent measures of habitat structure, plant species composition, and mouse density were performed in several seral stages at Point Pelee National Park, southern Ontario. Population density covaries with foliage profile structure among habitats in which P. leucopus occur, whereas floristic composition is unimportant. White—footed mouse distribution and restriction to nongrassland habitats may be due to a significant structural difference between grassland and nongrassland habitats.