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Moistened Seeds Increase Rodent Trap Success, Michael Sears, John Tull
Moistened Seeds Increase Rodent Trap Success, Michael Sears, John Tull
Michael W. Sears
Seed moisture has been shown to influence the rates of seed cache removal by rodents. Although the precise mechanism is not known, this knowledge might prove useful in field applications. We examined whether moistened bait would increase trap success in desert rodent populations. We placed traps 15 m apart in grids within a 500-ha study area and randomly baited traps with either dry or moistened seeds. We found that traps baited with moistened seeds had 34.9% higher success than traps baited with dry seeds (n = 190, Χ2 = 5.389, df = 1, P = 0.020). Our results suggest that …
Amphibian Declines And Issues Of Inference: Response To Parmesan And Singer, Michael Sears, Jay Diffendorfer, Karen Lips, Joe Mendelson
Amphibian Declines And Issues Of Inference: Response To Parmesan And Singer, Michael Sears, Jay Diffendorfer, Karen Lips, Joe Mendelson
Michael W. Sears
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