Population Ecology of a desert rodent: Dipodomys merriami in the Chihuahuan Desert

Author(s)

Zeng, Zongyong and James H. Brown

Year

Thu, 01/01/1987 - 12:00

Article Title

Population Ecology of a desert rodent: Dipodomys merriami in the Chihuahuan Desert

Volume

Issue

Pages

1328-1340

Start Page Number

1328

Final Page

1340

Review

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 12 of 12 datapoints.

Species: Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)
Exposure Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Units	Condition	Life Cycle Stage	Specific Location	Range	Type
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning		< 1	Not Reported	mo		Juvenile	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density		7.8	782	#/ha		Not Reported	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)	3 - 15	Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size	estimated by palpation	2	Not Reported	young/litter		Adult	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean		44.0	443	g		Adult	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean		41.1	Not Reported	g	non-breeding	Adult	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean		49.9	Not Reported	g	pregnant	Adult	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range	mean distance moved from site of initial capture	44.1	443	m		Not Reported	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range	mean distance moved from site of initial capture	53.8	339	m		Not Reported	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Longevity	oldest recorded	at least 36	3	mo		Adult	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality	death rate per yr	0.304	443	/yr		Not Reported	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality	death rate per yr	0.370	354	/yr		Not Reported	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate	figure of logistic growth curve for changes in body weight over time	see citation	Not Reported			Both Adults and Juveniles	Cave Creek Bajada, Cochise County (elev., 1330 m)		Exposure Factor Datasets

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