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mark-recapture (Dipodidae) — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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mark-recapture (Dipodidae)

Subcategory: habitat preference assessment

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 2

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 33 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on mark-recapture (Dipodidae) with 33 nodes and 113 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Colorado East River Valley, Callospermophilus lateralis, Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra.

Method synopsis

Live-trapping study using parallel transects across habitat gradient to determine species distribution and movement patterns between habitats. Mice marked with colored dye to track individual movements.

Synthesized from method descriptions across 1 paper using this protocol.

Typical Equipment

Longworth traps
Nyanzol D dye
polyester bedding
oat and peanut butter bait

Output Measurements

capture rates by habitat
individual movement patterns
population estimates

Papers Using This Protocol (1)

The value of dihydrogen monoxide to a jumping mouse: habitat use and preference in <i>Zapus princeps</i>.

2012introducing

Species Studied With This Protocol

Callospermophilus lateralis

Sciuridae1 paper

Peromyscus maniculatus

Cricetidae1 paper

Veratrum californicum var. californicum

Melanthiaceae1 paper

Veratrum californicum

Melanthiaceae1 paper

Salix lucida subsp. lasiandra

Salicaceae1 paper

Veratrum

Melanthiaceae1 paper

Salix brachycarpa

Salicaceae1 paper

Heracleum sphondylium

Apiaceae1 paper

Tamias minimus

Sciuridae1 paper

Zapus princeps

Dipodidae1 paper

Places Where Used

Colorado East River Valley

Gothic

Colorado

Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

study site1 paper

Bellview Mountain

study site1 paper

Denver

Maxfield

named point1 paper

Site A

study site1 paper

Site B

study site1 paper

Site C

study site1 paper