Characteristics and Uses of Peromyscus Tracking Data

摘要: Movements of island populations deer mice were studied by smoked paper tracking supplemented live trapping. Some tracked regularly, others rarely. stations much more than others. The number track records per night varied greatly, being greater immediately after trapping at other times. Tracking was increased when novel shelters substituted for familiar ones. Use is a form exploratory behavior that occurs most often the present stimuli strong enough to elicit exploration but not repel mouse. also bait placed in shelters. method produces data and interferes less with movements mice. However, it has probability error, variable results, does provide on condition See full-text article JSTOR