Rodents (Rodentia)

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Fresno Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides ssp. exilis)

Citation:

Observations on the natural history of the Fresno kangaroo rat

Author(s)
Culbertson, A.E.
Pages
189-193
Year
Volume
27
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Growth Rate 2.5 (0d); 5.0 (10d); 9.0 (17d); 16.9 (33d); 19.1 (40d) body weight at various ages (0-40d) g Not Reported Juvenile 1 Exposure Factor Datasets 0-40d Laboratory
Clutch or Litter Size 2 young/litter Female Adult Not Reported adults captured near Fresno Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Recovery of endangered kangaroo rats in the San Joaquin Valley, California

Author(s)
Williams, Daniel F. and David J. Germano
Pages
93-106
Year
Volume
28
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density range of average population density over 3 yrs #/ha Not Reported Not Reported 10-18/yr Elkhorn Plain Ecological Reserve Exposure Factor Datasets San Luis Obispo
Population Density range of average population density in 2 habitat types #/ha Not Reported Not Reported 11-18/habitat type Pixley National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets Tulare
Citation:

The Fresno kangaroo rat population survey, 1977 (Final Report)

Author(s)
Koos, Karen A.
Pages
10
Publisher
California Department of Fish and Game, Nongame Wildlife Investigations
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density range for 2 sites; mean density for 4 sampling periods #/ha Not Reported Not Reported 68 - 326 animals/site Whitesbridge Rd. Exposure Factor Datasets Fresno

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)

Citation:

Growth and development of Dipodomys stephensi

Author(s)
Lackey, James A.
Pages
624-632
Year
Volume
48
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties Lab
Body Weight - Mean 67.26 g Both Male and Female Adult 14 Bonsall and San Luis Rey Exposure Factor Datasets San Diego
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning d Both Male and Female Juvenile Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 4.4 g Both Male and Female Neonate 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 0 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 10 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 5 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 20 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 15 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 30 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 22 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 40 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 31 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 46.1 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 63 d Laboratory
Growth Rate see citation figure relating body weight or length to age g Both Male and Female Juvenile 16 Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 63 d Laboratory
Citation:

Temporal and spatial demographic patterns in Dipodomys stephensi from Riverside County, California

Author(s)
McClenaghan, Leroy R. Jr. and Ernest Taylor
Pages
636-645
Year
Volume
74
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Survival/ Mortality range of minimum rate of survival of individuals in the trappable population per mo, measured over 19 mo at 3 sites Both Male and Female Adult 110-234 Lake Mathews [lat., 33^o50'N; long., 117^o27'30"W]; Motte Rimrock Reserve [lat., 33^o47'30"N; long., 117^o15'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o52'N; long., 117^o7'15"W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Survival/ Mortality range of minimum rate of survival of individuals in the trappable population per mo, measured over 19 mo at 3 sites Both Male and Female Juvenile 23-49 Lake Mathews [lat., 33^o50'N; long., 117^o27'30"W]; Motte Rimrock Reserve [lat., 33^o47'30"N; long., 117^o15'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o52'N; long., 117^o7'15"W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Population Density 19.7 average density over 19 mo study #/ha Both Male and Female Not Reported 87 San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o52'N; long., 117^o7'15"W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Population Density 26.2 average density over 19 mo study #/ha Both Male and Female Not Reported 96 Motte Rimrock Reserve [lat., 33^o47'30"N; long., 117^o15'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Population Density 36.1 average density over 19 mo study #/ha Both Male and Female Not Reported 125 Lake Mathews [lat., 33^o50'N; long., 117^o27'30"W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

Distances moved by Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi Merriam) and implications for conservation

Author(s)
Price, Mary V., Patrick A. Kelly and Ross L. Goldingay
Pages
929-939
Year
Volume
75
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Home Range range of median maximum distance moved based on monthly live trapping capture data at 2 sites m Female Adult 94 Motte Rock Ecological Reserve [lat., 33^o53'N; long., 117^o6'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o51'N; long., 116^o54'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Home Range range of median maximum distance moved based on monthly live trapping capture data at 2 sites m Male Adult 97 - 121 Motte Rock Ecological Reserve [lat., 33^o53'N; long., 117^o6'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o51'N; long., 116^o54'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Home Range range of median maximum distance moved based on monthly live trapping capture data at 2 sites m Female Juvenile 21-54 Motte Rock Ecological Reserve [lat., 33^o53'N; long., 117^o6'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o51'N; long., 116^o54'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Home Range range of median maximum distance moved based on monthly live trapping capture data at 2 sites m Male Juvenile 17-59 Motte Rock Ecological Reserve [lat., 33^o53'N; long., 117^o6'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o51'N; long., 116^o54'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Home Range range of median maximum distance moved based on telemetry at 2 sites; 21 - 91 d observation m Female Adult 9 Motte Rock Ecological Reserve [lat., 33^o53'N; long., 117^o6'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o51'N; long., 116^o54'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Home Range range of median maximum distance moved based on telemetry at 2 sites; 15 - 127 d of observation m Male Adult 4-9 Motte Rock Ecological Reserve [lat., 33^o53'N; long., 117^o6'W] and San Jacinto Wildlife Area [lat., 33^o51'N; long., 116^o54'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

Aggressive behavior of Dipodomys stephensi, an endangered species, and Dipodomys agilis, a sympatric congener

Author(s)
Bleich, Vernon C. and Mary V. Price
Pages
646-651
Year
Volume
76
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Body Weight - Mean 65.83 g Male Adult 3 captured 3 days prior at Lake Mathews, Riverside County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets 1.19 SD Laboratory
Citation:

Dipodomys stephensi

Author(s)
Bleich, Vernon C.
Pages
1-3
Year
Volume
73
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Population Density review Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range review Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Diet of Stephens' Kangaroo rat, Dipodomys stephensi

Author(s)
Lowe, Margot
Pages
358-361
Year
Volume
42
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Dietary Composition Erodium cicutarium leaf (19.4%) and seed (18.8%); Schismus barbatus non-seed (15.3%) and seed (2.8%); unidentified grass (14.1%); Bromus madritensis (7.1%); insect (8.1%); Hirschfeldia incana seed (4.7%); Eriogonom fasciculatum seed (3.5%); Salsola tragus seed (3.4%); Amsinckia menziesii seed (2.4%); Artemesia californica seed (0.9%) annual % frequency of occurrence in fecal pellets % Not Reported Not Reported 5-10 pellets/mo Mottee Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

An age-structured demographic model for endangered Stephens' kangaroo rat

Author(s)
Price, Mary V. and Patrick A. Kelly
Pages
810-821
Year
Volume
8
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Growth Rate 19.00 (20-29g); 8.82 (30-39g); 8.80 (40-49g); 0.94 (60-69g) mass specific growth rates pooled by sex and site expressed as change in body mass per mo for 4 weight classes (20-69g) g/mo Both Male and Female Not Reported 1-125/site and sex Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Age at Sexual Maturity 3 mo Female Adult Not Reported Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Population Density see citation figure of monthly population densities at two sites #/ha Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Clutches or Litters per year range over 2 yrs litters/yr Female Adult 8-14/yr Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Clutch or Litter Size 2.67 young/litter Female Adult 6 Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Longevity 19 maximum time of persistence at site mo Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Motte Rimrock Reserve and San Jacinto Wildlife Area Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

Estimating the distribution and abundance of a cryptic species, Dipodomys stephensi (Rodentia: Heteromyidae), and implications for management

Author(s)
Price, M.V. and P.R. Endo
Pages
293-301
Year
Volume
3
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties
Population Density range of densities estimated over 2 yrs #/ha Not Reported Not Reported 320 - 640 trap nights San Jacinto Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets Feb. - Mar. Riverside
Citation:

Niche relationships of Dipodomys agilis and D. stephensi: two sympatric kangaroo rats of similar size

Author(s)
Price, Mary V., William S. Longland and Ross L. Goldingay
Pages
172-186
Year
Volume
126
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Body Weight - Mean 62.2 g Not Reported Not Reported 40 Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

Assessment of popultion and habitat status of the Stephens' kangaroo rat (Dipodomys stephensi)

Author(s)
O'Farrell, Michael J. and Curt Uptain
Pages
198
Publisher
California Department of Fish and Game, Nongame Bird and Mammal Section
Year
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Population Density #/ha Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets

California Vole (Microtus californicus)

Citation:

Condition and diet of cycling populations of the California Vole, Microtus californicus

Author(s)
Batzli, George O. and Frank A Pitelka
Pages
141-163
Year
Issue
1
Volume
52
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties
Population Density peak density #/acre Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Body Weight - Mean <25 g Both Male and Female Juvenile Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Body Weight - Mean >40 g Male Adult Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Body Weight - Mean >35 g Female Adult Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Body Weight - Mean g Male Both Adults and Juveniles Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets subadult Contra Costa
Body Weight - Mean g Female Both Adults and Juveniles Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets subadult Contra Costa
Survival/ Mortality see citation figure of seasonal changes in minimum survival rate %/28d Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Body Fat (total or %) see citation figure of seasonal changes in body fat content g/g dry lean wt Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Time of Mating/ Laying Sept/Oct. - May/June breeding; > 50% in reproductive condition Both Male and Female Adult Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Citation:

Nutritional ecology of the California vole: Effects of food quality on reproduction

Author(s)
Batzli, George O.
Pages
406-412
Year
Issue
2
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error Lab
Clutch or Litter Size 3.5 young/litter Female Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets subadult (4 wks) 0.6 SE Laboratory
Clutches or Litters per year 0.3 litters per female per 12 wks litters/12 wks Female Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets subadult (4 wks) 0.2 SE Laboratory
Clutch or Litter Size 3.3 young/litter Female Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.4 SE Laboratory
Clutches or Litters per year 1.0 litters per female per 12 wks litters/12 wks Female Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.2 SE Laboratory
Clutch or Litter Size 3.3 young/litter Female Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets subadult (4 wks) 0.7 SE Laboratory
Clutches or Litters per year 0.2 litters per female per 12 wks litters/12 wks Female Adult 12 Exposure Factor Datasets subadult (4 wks) 0.1 SE Laboratory
Citation:

Nutritional ecology of microtine rodents: digestibility of forage

Author(s)
Batzli, G. O., and F. Russell Cole
Pages
740-750
Year
Issue
4
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error Lab
Food Ingestion Rate 206 fed rabbit pellets for 21 d mg/g/d Not Reported 5 Exposure Factor Datasets 28 d or older 6 SE Laboratory
Food Ingestion Rate 254 fed bromegrass for 21 d mg/g/d Not Reported 7 Exposure Factor Datasets 28 d or older 8 SE Laboratory
Food Ingestion Rate 157 fed ryegrass seeds for 21 d mg/g/d Not Reported 8 Exposure Factor Datasets 28 d or older 5 SE Laboratory
Citation:

Intraspecific litter size variation in Microtus californicus II. variation between populations

Author(s)
Krohne, David T.
Pages
1174-1182
Year
Issue
6
Volume
34
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Growth Rate 2.9 change in body weight g/wk Male Juvenile 18 captured in Sonoma County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets 0.3 SE Laboratory
Growth Rate 3.5 change in body weight g/wk Male Juvenile 42 captured in Contra Costa County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets 0.2 SE Laboratory
Citation:

The demography of low-litter size populations of Microtus californicus

Author(s)
Krohne, David T.
Pages
368-374
Year
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density see citation figure of seasonal changes in density #/acre Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported Sea Ranch Exposure Factor Datasets Sonoma
Body Weight - Mean see citation figure of seasonal changes in weight g Male Adult Not Reported Sea Ranch Exposure Factor Datasets Sonoma
Survival/ Mortality see citation figure of proportion surviving/wk Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Sea Ranch Exposure Factor Datasets Sonoma
Citation:

Extra-large body size in California voles: causes and fitness consequences

Author(s)
Lidicker, William Z., and Richard S. Ostfield
Pages
108-121
Year
Volume
61
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Body Fat (total or %) see citation figure relating fat content to body weight g Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 44 Brooks Island, San Francisco Bay Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Citation:

The relationship between habitat heterogeneity, space use, and demography in a population of California voles

Author(s)
Ostfeld, Richard S., William Z. Lidicker, Jr. and Edward J. Heske
Pages
433-442
Year
Volume
45
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density 550 peak density #/ha Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Russell Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Citation:

Energy metabolism and evaporative water loss in the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Baudinette, Russel V.
Pages
57-72
Year
Volume
81
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate OC = 1.94W^-0.209 equation relating basal oxygen consumption (OC; ml O2/g/hr) to body weight (W, g; 260-800g) ml O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Adaptations in movement patterns of two species of salt-marsh rodents

Author(s)
Fisler, George F.
Pages
96-103
Year
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density #/ha Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported San Pablo salt marsh Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Home Range range of average maximum distance between captures for groups recaptured 2-9 times m Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported San Pablo salt marsh Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa

Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Citation:

Life history notes on Merriam's kangaroo rat in southern Arizona

Author(s)
Reynolds, Hudson G.
Pages
48-58
Year
Volume
41
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Body Weight - Mean range of seasonal body weights g Male Adult 644 Santa Rita Experimental Range, Tucson (elev., 3000 - 4500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 0.243 average range; estimated as enclosed space occupied by used traps plus one-half distance to closest unused trap acres Both Male and Female Juvenile 14 Santa Rita Experimental Range, Tucson (elev., 3000 - 4500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Body Weight - Mean range of seasonal body weights g Female Adult 482 Santa Rita Experimental Range, Tucson (elev., 3000 - 4500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Energy metabolism and body water turnover rates of two species of free-living kangaroo rats, Dipodomys merriami and Dipodomys microps

Author(s)
Mullen, Robert K.
Pages
379-390
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Metabolic Rate range of mean monthly carbon dioxide production rates in the field ml CO2/g/hr Not Reported Adult 1 - 5/mo Rock Valley Exposure Factor Datasets
Metabolic Rate range of monthly estimated energy expenditures in the field kcal/g/d Not Reported Adult 1 - 5/mo Rock Valley Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Growth and development of Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M. and Bernard B. Butterworth
Pages
75-95
Year
Volume
23
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning d Both Male and Female Juvenile 34 captured at Indian Cove, Joshua Tree National Monument Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean see citation figure of body weight at ages 0 - 162 d g Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 34 captured at Indian Cove, Joshua Tree National Monument Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 162 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 3.04 g Both Male and Female Neonate 9 litters captured at Indian Cove, Joshua Tree National Monument Exposure Factor Datasets at birth Laboratory
Growth Rate range in male and female % change in body weight per day following recapture during 4 trapping periods %/d Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Indian Cove, Joshua Tree National Monument Exposure Factor Datasets "subadult"
Citation:

Notes on home ranges and population density of two species of heteromyid rodents in southwestern Texas

Author(s)
York, Christopher L.
Pages
42-46
Year
Volume
1
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Home Range 3.39 acres Female Adult 4 Presidio County Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 1 #/1.63 acres Male Adult Not Reported Presidio County Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 1 #/ 1.91 acres Female Adult Not Reported Presidio County Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Rodents of a creosote bush community in southern Nevada

Author(s)
Bradley, W. Glen and Roger A. Mauer
Pages
333-344
Year
Volume
17
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition Grasses: Oryzopsis hymenoides (18.0%); Hilaria rigida (13.7%); Tridens pulchella (3.3%); Bromus rubens (4.7%); Annual forbs: Plantago insularis (16.6%); Eriogonum spp. (14.3%); Phacelia spp. (6.8%); Vegetative plant parts: Phacelia spp. (6.0%); Erodium circutarium (3.2%); Misc. (8.4%) % volume in cheek pouches of major (>2%) food items % Not Reported Not Reported 54 Las Vegas Valley, Clark County (elev., 2500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets

California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Citation:

The behaviour of California ground squirrels

Author(s)
Owings, Donald H., Mark Borchert and Ross Virginia
Pages
221-230
Year
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Home Range 5466.78 m2 Male Adult 2 Capay (elev., 305 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Yolo 1897.19 SD
Home Range 4217.07 m2 Female Adult 5 Capay (elev., 305 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Yolo 1515.67 SD

Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)

Citation:

Adaptations in movement patterns of two species of salt-marsh rodents

Author(s)
Fisler, George F.
Pages
96-103
Year
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Home Range range of average maximum distance between captures for groups recaptured 2-9 times m Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported San Pablo salt marsh Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Citation:

Adaptations and speciation of harvest mice of the marshes of San Francisco Bay

Author(s)
Fisler, George F.
Pages
1-98
Year
Volume
77
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Time of Mating/ Laying Mar. - Nov. breeding Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported San Francisco Bay marshes Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutch or Litter Size 3.72 young/litter Female Adult Not Reported San Francisco Bay marshes Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Effects of salt water on food and water consumption and weight of harvest mice

Author(s)
Fisler, George F.
Pages
604-608
Year
Volume
44
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Body Weight - Mean 10.0 g Both Male and Female Adult 15 captured in Contra Costa County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Water Ingestion Rate 0.218 rate of fresh water consumption; body weight range = 8.3-11.5g cc/g/d Both Male and Female Adult 6 captured in Contra Costa County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Food Ingestion Rate 0.245 daily rate of consumption of Diablo animal chow (dry pellets) g/g/d Both Male and Female Adult 6 captured in Contra Costa County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Salt tolerance and water requirements in the salt-marsh harvest mouse

Author(s)
Haines, Howard
Pages
266-272
Year
Volume
37
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Water Ingestion Rate range of mean daily consumption rates (% body weight) for control animals % BW/d Not Reported Not Reported 3-5 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Reithrodontomys raviventris

Author(s)
Shellhammer, Howard
Pages
1-3
Year
Volume
169
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Time of Mating/ Laying review Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets

San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)

Citation:

Study and management of an isolated, rare population: the Fresno kangaroo rat

Author(s)
Morrison, Michael L., L. Scott Mills and Amy J. Kuenzi
Pages
602-606
Year
Volume
24
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Population Density range of monthly densities at various sites #/ha Not Reported Not Reported 3,690 trap nights Naval Air Station, Lenmoore Exposure Factor Datasets

Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris)

Citation:

The solitary lives of two little pocket mice

Author(s)
Bailey, Vernon
Pages
325-328
Year
Volume
20
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Longevity lifespan in captivity yrs Both Male and Female Adult 2 captured in San Diego County Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Rodents of a creosote bush community in southern Nevada

Author(s)
Bradley, W. Glen and Roger A. Mauer
Pages
333-344
Year
Volume
17
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition Grasses: Oryzopsis hymenoides (27.7%); Hilaria rigida (6.6%); Bromus rubens (8.5%); Annual forbs: Plantago insularis (12.3%); Phacelia spp. (4.5%); Perrenial shrubs: Ephedra funera (9.8%); Sphaeralcea ambigua (11.3%); Dalea fremontii (7.3%); Vegetative plant parts: Phacelia spp. (3.5%); Misc. (4.5%) % volume in cheek pouches of major (>2%) food items Not Reported Not Reported 27 Las Vegas Valley, Clark County (elev., 2500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Temperature regulation in the little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M., Robert G. Lindberg and Page Hayden
Pages
487-505
Year
Volume
21
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate OC = 12.68 - 0.286T equation for average maintenance metabolism estimated as oxygen consumption (OC) at ambient temperatures (T; <30C). ml O2/g/hr Not Reported Not Reported 27 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Reproduction of three species of pocket mice, (Perognathus) in the Bonneville Basin, Utah

Author(s)
Cramer, Kenneth L. and Joseph A. Chapman
Pages
361-365
Year
Volume
50
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error
Clutch or Litter Size 5.78 embryos/litter Female Adult 9 Floating Island, Tooele County (elev., 1300-1420 m) Exposure Factor Datasets 0.22
Citation:

Longevity of the pocket mouse, Pergonathus longimembris

Author(s)
Edmonds, Vaughan W. and Daniel S. Fertig
Pages
300-301
Year
Volume
17
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Longevity > 8 lifespan in captivity yrs Not Reported Adult 1 captured in Kern County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Survival of laboratory-reared pocket mice, Perognathus longimembris

Author(s)
Hayden, P. and R.G. Lindberg
Pages
266-272
Year
Volume
57
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Longevity 8.3 maximum lifespan in captivity yrs Both Male and Female Adult 216 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Growth and development of the little pocket mouse, Perognathus longimembris

Author(s)
Hayden, P. and J.J. Gambino
Pages
187-197
Year
Volume
30
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning 18 d Not Reported Juvenile 26 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight at various ages (0 - 60 d) with calculated instantaneous growth rates g Not Reported Juvenile 26 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 1.3 weight at birth g Not Reported Neonate 26 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Home range dynamics in a population of heteromyid rodents

Author(s)
Maza, B.G., N.R. French and A.P. Aschwanden
Pages
405-425
Year
Volume
54
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Home Range 19.0 home range expressed as "sigma" (radius within which the probability of an animal being present is 39%) m Both Male and Female Not Reported 4 sampling periods U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Nevada Test Site Exposure Factor Datasets
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