Effect of Nest Box Refugia on Population Sizes of Small Mammals in Fallow Cropland

Author

Cris Cristoffer, Fort Hays State University

Document Type

Thesis - campus only access

DOI

10.58809/LVIZ4203

Date of Award

Summer 1984

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Biology

Advisor

Dr. Eugene Flaherty

Abstract

The effect of nest boxes on abundance of five species of small mammals in fallow cropland in west-central Kansas was examined form June 1982 to May 1983. There was no significant difference in abundance of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus), house mice (Mus musculus), hispid cotton rats (Signmodon hispidus), prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), and northern grasshopper mice (Onychomys leucogaster), between a grid provisioned with next boxes and a control grid. Hispid cotton rats initially were more common on the control grid, but their numbers subsequently declined rapidly on both grids. Discrepancies between results of this study and results of previous studies are discussed.

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Recommended Citation

Cristoffer, Cris, "Effect of Nest Box Refugia on Population Sizes of Small Mammals in Fallow Cropland" (1984). Master's Theses. 1909.
DOI: 10.58809/LVIZ4203
Available at: https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1909

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© 1984 Cris Cristoffer