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New Eastern Geographic Distribution Records ofReithrodontomys fulvescens(Fulvous Harvest Mouse)
- Source :
- Southeastern Naturalist. 17:N77-N83
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Humboldt Field Research Institute, 2018.
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Abstract
- The current documented Reithrodontomys fulvescens (Fulvous Harvest Mouse) distribution includes western Mississippi. Here, we report new geographic distribution records in east-central Mississippi. We conducted live-trapping in Kemper County, MS, during the summers of 2011–2015, and captured both Fulvous Harvest Mice and Reithrodontomys humulis (Eastern Harvest Mouse). We compared measurements from captured Fulvous and Eastern Harvest Mice to verify presence of both species. Our results showed 2 separate clusters of measurements, independent of our species assignment in the field, and the clusters were significantly different (P < 0.01). It is unclear whether these new records represent a range expansion or new information about the species' historical distribution.
- Subjects :
- 040101 forestry
0106 biological sciences
Range (biology)
Reithrodontomys
Zoology
Eastern harvest mouse
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
Biology
biology.organism_classification
010603 evolutionary biology
01 natural sciences
Geographic distribution
Historical distribution
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Fulvous harvest mouse
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19385412 and 15287092
- Volume :
- 17
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Southeastern Naturalist
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........9d71fec54e9b7c3814e3b89c3dabdc9e
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1656/058.017.0406