Title

Repeated Capture Of Beach Mice (Peromyscus Polionotus Phasma And P. P. Niveiventris) Reduces Body Mass

Keywords

Anastasia Island beach mouse; Mass loss; Peromyscus polionotus niveiventris; Peromyscus polionotus phasma; Repeated capture; Southeastern beach mouse

Abstract

Body mass is commonly used as an indicator of habitat quality and body condition in small-mammal populations. We examined the effects of consecutive days of livetrapping on body mass of 2 federally listed subspecies of beach mice on the eastern coast of Florida: the Anastasia Island beach mouse (Peromyscus polionotus phasma) and the southeastern beach mouse (P. p. niveiventris). Mean mass loss (approximately 0.5 g/recaptured day) was additive and occurred for Anastasia Island beach mice over 2 consecutive days and for southeastern beach mice over 3 consecutive days. Researchers should exercise caution when their trapping protocols call for consecutive nights of trapping. © 2005 American Society of Mammalogists.

Publication Date

6-1-2005

Publication Title

Journal of Mammalogy

Volume

86

Issue

3

Number of Pages

520-523

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1644/1545-1542(2005)86[520:RCOBMP]2.0.CO;2

Socpus ID

20444428012 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/20444428012

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