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

Author(s)
Zeng, Zongyong and James H. Brown
Year
Article Title
Population Ecology of a desert rodent: Dipodomys merriami in the Chihuahuan Desert
Volume
68
Issue
5
Pages
1328-1340
Start Page Number
1328
Final Page
1340
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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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