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Park protection and public roads Park protection and public roads

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Authors
C. Schonewald-Cox, M. Buechner

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

We report on eight years of data for a population of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) on Santa Barbara Island, California which reaches exceptionally high densities and fluctuates markedly in an apparent three- to four-year cycle. The cyclic increase follows winters with high rainfall, and the decline may be similarly associated with low rainfall winters. The peak and early decline is...
Authors
Charles A. Drost, Gary M. Fellers
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