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Determinants Of Success In Experimental Introductions Of The Rodent (Mus Musculus) Onto Habitat Islands, Mark W. Krissinger
Determinants Of Success In Experimental Introductions Of The Rodent (Mus Musculus) Onto Habitat Islands, Mark W. Krissinger
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I conducted an experimental test of the influence of supplemental food on persistence time of intentionally introduced (i.e. translocated) mice (Mus musculus) on four habitat islands. I determined the species composition of small mammals in the four insular patches of habitat (i.e. habitat islands) formed by Interstate Highway 16 and associated access roads at the US Hwy 301 interchange using standard live-trapping methods. Two of the habitat islands supported three resident rodent species, whereas the other two each supported one species.
After determining the initial species composition of the four habitat islands I released 14 uniquely marked individuals …