Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Spring 1996
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biology
Advisor
Jerry R. Choate
Abstract
I sampled small mammal populations using snap traps in untreated, herbicide treated, and tilled fallow fields in Rooks and Ellis countries, Kansas. The most common small mammals were Peromyscus maniculatus and Reithrodontomys megalotis in 1993 and 1994, respectively. Eight species of small mammals were caught in each year. Untreated sites consistently had larger values of small mammal biomass, Catch Per Unit Effort (CPU), diversity, and species richness. Chemically treated sites always had the greatest evenness and, in 1993, had greater small mammal biomass and CPU than that found in tilled sites. In 1994, tilled sites generally had a greater small mammal biomass and CPU than sprayed sites.
Recommended Citation
Bass, M. Neil, "Effects of Weed Control on Populations of Small Mammals in Wheat Fields" (1996). Master's Theses. 2550.
DOI: 10.58809/YTHI5325
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2550
Rights
© 1996 M. Neil Bass
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