Rodents (Rodentia)

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Merriam's Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Citation:

Comparative population ecology of eleven species of rodents in the Chihuahuan Desert

Author(s)
Brown, J. H. and Z. Zeng
Pages
46-63
Year
Volume
47
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Longevity 43 maximum longevity in the field mo Both Male and Female Adult 968 Portal, Cochise County (elev. 1330 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproduction and food habits of Merriam's kangaroo rat, Dipodomys merriami

Author(s)
Bradley, W. Glenn and Roger A. Mauer
Pages
497-507
Year
Issue
3
Volume
52
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition grass seeds (74.2%), annual forb seeds (37.4%), perennial seeds (7.4%), vegetative plant parts (7.4%), insect parts (0.3%), debris (2.7%), unidentified seeds (3%) % occurrence in cheek pouch contents % Not Reported Not Reported 411 Las Vegas Valley, Clark County (elev., 2500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Clutches or Litters per year litters/yr Female Adult Not Reported Las Vegas Valley, Clark County (elev., 2500 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Dispersal distance and the range of nightly movements in Merriam's kangaroo rats

Author(s)
Jones, Thomas W.
Pages
27-34
Year
Issue
1
Volume
70
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Age at Sexual Maturity 2 mo Not Reported Adult Not Reported Portal Exposure Factor Datasets
Longevity 2 yrs Not Reported Adult Not Reported Portal Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

The ecology of Merriam's kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami Mearns) on the grazing of lands of southern Arizona

Author(s)
Reynolds, Hudson G.
Pages
112-127
Year
Issue
2
Volume
28
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition grass seeds (49%); forb seeds (33%); shrub seeds (12%); other vegetative parts (5%) % frequency of occurrence in pouch contents % Not Reported Not Reported 1001 pouches Santa Rita Experimental Range, Tucson (elev., 3000-4000 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Seasonal water and energy metabolism of the desert dwelling kangaroo rat (Dipodomys merriami)

Author(s)
Nagy, Kenneth A. and M.J. Gruchacz
Pages
1461-1478
Year
Issue
6
Volume
67
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Metabolic Rate log10(L CO2/d) = 0.845log10(BW) - 1.005 field metabolic rate; equation relating whole animal carbon dioxide production rates to body weight (BW, g); r^2=0.466 L CO2/d Not Reported Not Reported 4-9 per mo/15 mo Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W] Exposure Factor Datasets San Bernardino
Dietary Composition seed (77%); vegetation (18%); arthropod (4.5%); feces (0.5%) % of total dry matter of stomach contents % Not Reported Not Reported 4-9 per mo/15 mo Kelso Sand Dunes (elev., 830-840 m) [lat., 34^o53'30"N, long., 115^o40'20"W] Exposure Factor Datasets San Bernardino
Citation:

Range use patterns and spatial relationships of Merriams's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami)

Author(s)
Behrends, Philip, Martin Daly and Margo I. Wilson
Pages
187-209
Year
Volume
96
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density 6 #/ha Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Boyde Deep Canyon Reserve (elev., 300m) Exposure Factor Datasets Riverside
Citation:

Seasonal reproductive patterns in five coexisting California desert rodent species

Author(s)
Kenagy, G. J. and George A. Bartholomew
Pages
371-397
Year
Issue
4
Volume
55
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 4 wk Female Adult Not Reported Owens Valley, Big Pine (lat., 37^o11'N) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo
Clutch or Litter Size 2.46 pups/itter Female Adult Not Reported Owens Valley, Big Pine (lat., 37^o11'N) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo 0.72 SD
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 Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
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:

Daily and seasonal patterns of activity and energetics in a heteromyid rodent commuinity

Author(s)
Kenagy, G. J.
Pages
1201-1219
Year
Issue
6
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Foraging Distance minimum distances moved by individuals on one trap night m Both Male and Female Not Reported 5 males, 6 females Owens Valley (1,220 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo
Citation:

The influence of ambient temperature, seed composition and body size on water balance and seed selection in coexisting heteromyid rodents

Author(s)
Hulbert, A.J. and Richard E. MacMillen
Pages
521-526
Year
Issue
4
Volume
75
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Body Weight - Mean range of means of initial weights for 3 experimental groups g Not Reported Not Reported 9/group captured at Joshua Tree, San Bernadino County, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Minimal metabolism, summit metabolism and plasma thryoxine in rodent from different environments

Author(s)
Hulbert, A.J., D.S. Hinds and R.E. MacMillen
Pages
687-693
Year
Volume
81
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Body Weight - Mean g Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported captured in San Bernadino and Riverside Counties, CA Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
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

San Joaquin Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys nitratoides)

Citation:

The reproduction of heteromyid rodents in captivity

Author(s)
Eisenberg, John F. and Donald E. Isaac
Pages
61-67
Year
Volume
44
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning d Not Reported Juvenile Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 32 d Female Adult 2 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Stephens' Kangaroo Rat (Dipodomys stephensi)

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 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
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
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

Little Pocket Mouse (Perognathus longimembris)

Citation:

Seasonal reproductive patterns in five coexisting California desert rodent species

Author(s)
Kenagy, G. J. and George A. Bartholomew
Pages
371-397
Year
Issue
4
Volume
55
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific California Counties
Body Weight - Mean 0.5 g Not Reported Neonate Not Reported Owens Valley, Big Pine (lat., 37^o11'N) Exposure Factor Datasets at birth Inyo
Citation:

Daily and seasonal patterns of activity and energetics in a heteromyid rodent commuinity

Author(s)
Kenagy, G. J.
Pages
1201-1219
Year
Issue
6
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Body Weight - Mean 7.1 g Both Male and Female Not Reported 22 individuals Owens Valley Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo 0.11 SE
Survival/ Mortality overwinter survival rates for sampled populations, measured for 3 consecutive years Not Reported Not Reported 11-27 individuals/yr Owens Valley (1,220 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo
Citation:

Ecology of rodents in Indian Cove (Mojave Desert), Joshua Tree National Monument, California

Author(s)
Chew, Robert M. and Bernard B. Butterworth
Pages
203-225
Year
Volume
45
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Population Density range in monthly density estimates over 2 yrs #/ha Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Indian Cove, Joshua Tree National Monument Exposure Factor Datasets

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Citation:

The spring decline in deer mice: death or dispersal?

Author(s)
Fairbairn, Daphne J.
Pages
84-92
Year
Issue
1
Volume
55
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Survival/ Mortality see citation figure of 2 week survival rates at different seasons % Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported University of British Columbia, Endowment Lands Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Bioenergetics of North Plains rodents

Author(s)
Johnson, Donald R. and Karen L. Groepper
Year
Issue
2
Volume
84
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Lab
Body Weight - Mean 20.1 g Not Reported Adult 6 captured at North Dakota, Wyoming and Minnesota Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 22.0 g Female Adult 1 captured in North Dakota, Wyoming and Minnesota Exposure Factor Datasets Lactating Laboratory
Citation:

Breeding by Peromyscus in seasonal environments

Author(s)
Millar, John S., F.B. Wille and Stuart L. Iverson
Pages
719-727
Year
Issue
4
Volume
57
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Countries Error Lab
Body Weight - Mean 19.9 g Male Adult 98 Pinawa, Manitoba Exposure Factor Datasets >90 d CANADA 0.19 SE
Growth Rate range of mean daily weight gains from birth to 30 days g/d Both Male and Female Juvenile 5-45/time Exposure Factor Datasets 0-30 d Laboratory
Citation:

Seasonal diets of deer mice on bentonite mine spoils and sagebrush grasslands in southeasten Montana

Author(s)
Sieg, Carolyn Hull, Daniel W. Uresk and Richard M. Hansen
Pages
81-89
Year
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition arthropods (52.1-75.0%), seeds (34.5-9.1%), grasses (2.1-0.7%), forbs (4.1-11.0%), shrubs (2.6-2.0%), algae (1.4-0.9%), fungi (2.9-1.6%) relative amounts of food types in diet for two consecutive years Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 192 southeastern Carter county Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Density cycles in an island population of deer mice, Peromyscus maniculatus

Author(s)
Drost, Charles A. and Gary M. Fellers
Pages
351-364
Year
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Population Density 5 minimum density #/ha Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Suaeda habitat, Santa Barbara Island [lat.,33^o29' N, long., 119^o02' W] Exposure Factor Datasets
Population Density 2 Minimum density #/ha Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported grassland habitat, Santa Barbara Island [lat.,33^o29' N, long., 119^o02' W] Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Reproduction of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus and P. boylei) in the Sierra Nevada, California

Author(s)
Jameson, Jr., E.W.
Pages
44-58
Year
Issue
1
Volume
34
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Clutch or Litter Size 4.6 based on # of implanted embryos; monthly means (Mar. - Nov.) ranged from 4.0 - 5.7 #/litter Female Adult 96 western slope of Sierra Nevada (elev., 3500-5000 ft.) Exposure Factor Datasets Plumas 0.11 SE
Time of Mating/ Laying Feb. - Mar. (begin), Mar. - May (peak), July - Aug. (possible 2nd peak), Aug. - Dec. (end) based on % fecund specimens Both Male and Female Adult 1546 western slope of Sierra Nevada (elev., 3500-5000 ft.) Exposure Factor Datasets Plumas
Citation:

Life History Parameters in Mice Exposed to a Prolonged Drought

Author(s)
Morton, Martin L., Michael L. Morrison, Linnea S. Hall and Maria E. Pereyra
Pages
18-28
Year
Issue
1
Volume
40
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Clutch or Litter Size 4.50 #/litter Female Adult 4 Pinyon-juniper zone near Westgard Pass (elev., 2500 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Inyo 1.29 SD
Citation:

Home ranges of the meadow vole and deer mouse (on a reclamation test pit in eastern Montana)

Author(s)
McCann, Steve A.
Pages
11-17
Year
Volume
36
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition
Home Range 1.03 acres Male Adult 5 Consolidation Coal Company test pit, Roundup Exposure Factor Datasets breeding
Home Range 0.25 acres Male Juvenile 4 Consolidation Coal Company test pit, Roundup Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Litter survival of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) in nest boxes

Author(s)
Sleeper, Roger A.
Pages
259-260
Year
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific
Clutch or Litter Size range of mean litter sizes for 2 yrs; based on embryo counts #/litter Female Adult 7 - 8 litters San Juan Mountains (elev., 3200 m) Exposure Factor Datasets
Survival/ Mortality 67 survival of juveniles to an age of 4 wks % Both Male and Female Juvenile 19 - 23 litters San Juan Mountains (elev., 3200 m) Exposure Factor Datasets 0 - 4 wks
Citation:

Home range relationships of three rodent species in southeast Oregon

Author(s)
Feldhamer, George A.
Pages
50-57
Year
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error
Home Range 371.7 m2 Male Not Reported 17 sagebrush habitat, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets 126.7 - 571.8 (2-sigma)
Home Range 372.1 m2 Male Not Reported 29 greasewood habitat, Malheur National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets 108.5 - 603.3 (2-sigma)
Citation:

The food habits of rodents in range lands of southern Idaho

Author(s)
Johnson, D. R.
Pages
407-410
Year
Volume
42
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition ARTHROPODS (78-95%); SEEDS, Halogeton (0-58%), Shadscale (0-27%); grass (0-19%); prickly pear (0-34%), Tansy mustard (0-8%); LEAVES, Halogeton (2-39%), Shadscale (3-14%); grass (17-34%), Tansy mustard (0-11%), peppergrass (0-5%); Russian thistle (0-12%); MISC., mammalian hair (3-13%), prickly pear stems (0-9%) range of % frequency of food items in stomachs over 3 mo. % Not Reported Not Reported 405 Raft River Valley; Cassia County Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Food habits of four species of rodents on a short-grass prairie in Colorado

Author(s)
Flake, Lester D.
Pages
636-647
Year
Issue
3
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Dietary Composition Diptera adult (0.5); Coleoptera adult (9.8); Coleoptera egg (0.2); Coleoptera larva (4.8); Hemiptera - Leaf hopper (4.6); Hymenoptera - Ant (0.2); Lepidoptera adult (1.9); Lepidoptera larva (6.0); Orthoptera - Cricket (0.4), Grasshopper (5.6); Spiders (2.4); Centipedes (0.1); Unidentified arthropods (1.7); Tissues of small animals (0.4); Forbs (7.8); Grasses and Sedges (3.4); Shrubs (2.2); Fungi - Endogone (1.1); Lichens (0.4); Mosses (0.1); Seeds (39.0). estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents % Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 656 Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Metabolic rates of Peromyscus maniculatus in winter, spring and summer

Author(s)
Stebbins, Lucius L., Reginald Orich and John Nagy
Pages
99-104
Year
Volume
25
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Body Weight - Mean g Male Adult 4 animals placed in cages in forest near Lethbridge, Alberta Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Dispersion patterns of mice in California annual grassland

Author(s)
Batzli, George O.
Pages
239-250
Year
Volume
49
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 Not Reported Not Reported Not Reported Grass Valley Regional Park Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Citation:

Growth of seasonal generations in three natural populations of Peromyscus

Author(s)
Gyug, Les W., and John S. Millar
Pages
510-514
Year
Issue
3
Volume
59
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries Error
Body Weight - Mean 19.9 g Male Adult 98 Pinawa, Manitoba Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA 0.19

Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris)

Citation:

The ecology of the salt-marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris) in a diked salt marsh

Author(s)
Geissel, Wolfgang, Howard Shellhammer and H. Thomas Harvey
Pages
696-703
Year
Volume
69
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Time of Mating/ Laying June - Sept. time when reproductively active Both Male and Female Adult 65 New Chicago Marsh, San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets
Home Range 1550 m2 Male Adult 4 New Chicago Marsh, San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Exposure Factor Datasets

California Vole (Microtus californicus)

Citation:

Supression of growth and reproduction of microtine rodents by social factors

Author(s)
Batzli, G. O., Lowell L. Getz, and Sarah S. Hurley
Pages
583-591
Year
Issue
4
Volume
58
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight at ages 20 - 180 d g/d Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Social organization and space use in Califonia voles: seasonal, sexual, and age-specific strategies

Author(s)
Salvioni, M. and W. Z. Lidicker
Pages
426-438
Year
Volume
101
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Population Density range of low and high density yrs Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported Richmond Field Station Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
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 Error
Clutch or Litter Size 3.4 mean; early growing season pups/litter Female Adult 9 Richmond Field Station Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa 0.9 (95%CI)
Body Weight - Mean >35 g Female Adult Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa
Clutch or Litter Size 5.2 mean; height of growing season pups/litter Female Adult 13 Richmond Field Station Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa 0.8 (95%CI)
Body Weight - Mean g Male Both Adults and Juveniles Richmond Field Station and Russel Reservation Exposure Factor Datasets subadult Contra Costa
Citation:

Analysis of two freely-growing enclosed populations of the California vole

Author(s)
Lidicker, William Z.
Pages
447-466
Year
Issue
3
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Body Weight - Mean range of means measured in voles in enclosures in different seasons g Male Adult 5-35/sample Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean range of means measured in voles in enclosures in different seasons g Female Adult 5-45/sample Exposure Factor Datasets 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 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:

Reproduction in a coastal California population of the field mouse, Microtus californicus

Author(s)
Greenwald, Gilbert S.
Pages
421-466
Year
Volume
54
Exposure Endpoint Type Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Condition
Body Weight - Mean g Male Not Reported Not Reported San Francisco Bay, San Rafael Exposure Factor Datasets Marin
Body Weight - Mean g Female Not Reported Not Reported San Francisco Bay, San Rafael Exposure Factor Datasets Marin non-pregnant
Citation:

Intraspecific litter size variation in Microtus californicus: variation within populations

Author(s)
Krohne, David T.
Pages
29-40
Year
Issue
1
Volume
62
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Clutch or Litter Size see citation figure of mean monthly litter sizes Female Adult 4-33/mo Orinda, Layfayette, Russell Reservation and Sea Ranch Exposure Factor Datasets Contra Costa, Sonoma
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 Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Age at Fledging, Metamorphosis, Weaning 21 d Both Male and Female Juvenile 24 Exposure Factor Datasets 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

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. austerus)

Citation:

The effect of extra food on small rodents populations: deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus)

Author(s)
Taitt, M.J.
Pages
111-124
Year
Volume
50
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Home Range 1615 elliptical home range based on distribution of capture points m2 Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Douglas fir forest, Vancouver Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

The ecology of the deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus, in a coastal coniferous forest. I. Population dynamics

Author(s)
Petticrew, B.G. and R.M.F.S. Sadleir
Pages
107-118
Year
Volume
52
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Countries
Population Density see citation figure of seasonal changes in density #/ha Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported University of British Columbia Research Forest Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. bairdii)

Citation:

Energetics of the prairie deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii

Author(s)
Morris, John G. and S. Charles Kendeigh
Pages
368-76
Year
Issue
2
Volume
105
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Metabolic Rate 0.90 productive energy in captive animals at 0 C kcal/animal/d Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Metabolic Rate 2.2 productive energy in captive animals at 0 C kcal/animal/d Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Seed preferences in wild caught Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii and Peromyscus leucopus noveboracensis

Author(s)
Drickamer, Lee C.
Pages
191-194
Year
Volume
51
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Food Ingestion Rate 0.934 mean weekly consumption per g body weight (seed diet) g/g/wk Both Male and Female Adult 30 Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Citation:

Some factors affecting the distribution of the prairie vole, forest deer mouse, and prairie deer mouse.

Author(s)
Dice, Lee R.
Pages
29-47
Year
Volume
3
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Water Ingestion Rate 1.74 daily water ingestion at ambient temperature of 21C cc/animal/d Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. bairdii), Audubon's Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii ssp. neomexicanus)

Citation:

Attempts to breed cottontail rabbits in captivity

Author(s)
Dice, L. R.
Pages
225-229
Year
Volume
10
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Duration of Incubation or Gestation 28 d Both Male and Female Adult 3 litters captured in Rago, Kansas Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. borealis)

Citation:

Demographic and life cycle characteristics of montane deer mice

Author(s)
Millar, John S. and Duncan G. Innes
Pages
574-585
Year
Issue
3
Volume
61
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Condition Countries Error Lab
Body Weight - Mean 23.1 g Female Adult 47 captured at Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets day of parturition 0.3 SE Laboratory
Survival/ Mortality 0 over-winter survival % Male Adult 8 Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Body Weight - Mean 13.7 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 110 Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets "young of the yr" CANADA 0.3 SE
Population Density # of animals live-trapped in 3 grids (2 - 4 ha) from May to Oct. (1979 - 1981) #/ha Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 3 grids Kananaskis Valley, Alberta [lat., 51 N] Exposure Factor Datasets CANADA
Citation:

Life cycle characteristics of northern Peromyscus maniculatus borealis

Author(s)
Millar, J.S.
Pages
510-515
Year
Issue
4
Volume
60
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Error Lab
Body Weight - Mean 1.87 g Both Male and Female Neonate 281 original pairs trapped at Heart Lake, Northwest Territories Exposure Factor Datasets 0 d 0.01 SE Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. gambelii)

Citation:

Seasonal activity and feeding patterns in a population of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus gambelii)

Author(s)
Seabloom, Robert W., Robert G. Schwab and Susan C. Loeb
Pages
2238-2243
Year
Volume
72
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Food Ingestion Rate 0.24 mean dry stomach content mass g Female Adult 60 Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1230 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Siskiyou 0.03 SE
Time of Mating/ Laying January, August-October annual reproductive peaks Female Adult 1085 Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1230 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Siskiyou
Food Ingestion Rate 0.18 mean dry stomach content mass g Male Adult 155 Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (1230 m) Exposure Factor Datasets Siskiyou 0.02 SE
Citation:

Measures of the movements and popultion densities of small rodents

Author(s)
Brant, Daniel H.
Pages
105-184
Year
Volume
62
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Population Density see citation figure of seasonal changes in density #/acre Both Male and Female Not Reported Not Reported Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley (elev. 600-1200 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. nebrascensis)

Citation:

Growth in two subspecies of Peromyscus maniculatus

Author(s)
Drickamer, Lee C. and Joan Bernstein
Pages
228-231
Year
Issue
1
Volume
53
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Body Weight - Mean 7.3 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 90 captured in Nebraska Exposure Factor Datasets 14 d Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean 17.4 g Both Male and Female Juvenile 90 captured in Nebraska Exposure Factor Datasets 63 d Laboratory
Citation:

Life cycle characteristics of Peromyscus maniculatus nebrascensis

Author(s)
Millar, John S.
Pages
1280-1284
Year
Volume
63
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Condition Lab
Food Ingestion Rate 0.17 average daily food intake g/g/d Female Adult 49 captured in Alberta, Canada Exposure Factor Datasets non-breeding Laboratory
Citation:

Changes in gut dimensions and capacity of Peromyscus maniculatus relative to diet quality and energy needs

Author(s)
Green, David A., and John S. Millar
Pages
2159-2162
Year
Issue
9
Volume
65
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error Lab
Body Weight - Mean 20.6 g Both Male and Female Adult 30 Exposure Factor Datasets 0.6 SE Laboratory

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. nubiterrae)

Citation:

Comparative population ecology of Peromyscus leucopus and Peromyscus maniculatus

Author(s)
Wolff, Jerry O.
Pages
1548-1555
Year
Volume
63
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Error
Clutch or Litter Size 3.4 based on embryo counts #/litter Female Adult 52 Mountain Lake Biological Station, Giles County [lat., 37^010'N; long., 80^o30' W] Exposure Factor Datasets 0.07 SE
Population Density range of mean yearly densities over 3 yrs #/ha Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles Not Reported Mountain Lake Biological Station, Giles County [lat., 37^010'N; long., 80^o30' W] Exposure Factor Datasets

Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus ssp. sonoriensis)

Citation:

An altitudinal survey of reproduction in Peromyscus maniculatus

Author(s)
Dunmire, William W.
Pages
174-182
Year
Issue
1
Volume
41
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Error
Clutch or Litter Size 4.88 potential litter size; estimated using the larger of corpora lutea count or embryo sites #/litter Female Adult 26 White Mountain (elev.,12,400 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets Mono 0.46 SE
Survival/ Mortality annual mortality rate of post-weaned individuals calculated from age structure data % Both Male and Female Juvenile White Mountain (elev., 9800-12,400 ft) Exposure Factor Datasets Mono

California Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi)

Citation:

Ecology of the California ground squirrel on grazing lands

Author(s)
Fitch, Henry S.
Pages
559-596
Year
Volume
39
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Lab
Food Ingestion Rate 22.5 g dry wheat/squirrel x day Both Male and Female Both Adults and Juveniles 9 animals Exposure Factor Datasets Laboratory
Body Weight - Mean range of monthly mean weights over 4 yrs g Female Adult 5 - 58/mo San Joaquin Experimental Range Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

Home range, population structure, and spatial organization of California ground squirrels

Author(s)
Boellstorff, Diane E. and Donald H. Owings
Pages
551-561
Year
Issue
2
Volume
76
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties Condition
Home Range range of means for 2 yrs m2 Male Adult 11/yr Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda
Home Range 309.3 m2 Male Adult 21 Camp Ohlone [lat., 37^o29'N; long., 121^o45'W] Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda breeding
Citation:

Natural history of the ground squirrels of California

Author(s)
Grinnel, J. and J.S. Dixon
Pages
597-708
Year
Volume
7
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific
Body Weight - Mean 61 g Not Reported Juvenile 1 Exposure Factor Datasets 10 d
Longevity 5 yrs Not Reported Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

A population study of the Beechey ground squirrel in central California

Author(s)
Evans, F. C. and R. Holdenried
Pages
231-260
Year
Issue
2
Volume
24
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type California Counties
Body Weight - Mean g Both Male and Female Adult Not Reported Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Longevity 3+ oldest individuals recaptured yrs Male Adult 2 Calaveras Reservoir Exposure Factor Datasets Alameda, Santa Clara
Citation:

Summer and autumn breeding of the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Storer, Tracy I.
Pages
235-237
Year
Volume
11
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Units Sex Life Cycle Stage Sample Size Location Type
Clutch or Litter Size range of means embryos/female Female Adult Not Reported Exposure Factor Datasets
Citation:

The annual cycle of the California ground squirrel

Author(s)
Tomich, P. Quentin
Pages
213-282
Year
Volume
65
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Value Endpoint Description Units Sex Sample Size Location Type Age-Specific Lab
Body Weight - Mean 163.4 g Both Male and Female 13 Exposure Factor Datasets 7 wks Laboratory
Growth Rate see citation figure of body weight changes over time g/d Both Male and Female 6 litters Exposure Factor Datasets 0-50 d Laboratory
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
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