@article {KNZ001076,
	title = {Demographic response of a grassland rodent to environmental variability},
	journal = {Journal of Mammalogy},
	volume = {88},
	year = {2007},
	pages = {982 -988},
	abstract = {We used stage-structured matrix population models, derived from 3 years with disparate levels of precipitation, to assess the potential effects of climate change on annual population growth (λ) of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus). Populations of deer mice increased during a year of normal precipitation (λ = 1.69 {\textpm} 0.02 SE) and a wet year (λ = 1.03 {\textpm} 0.02), but declined in a dry year (λ = 0.34 {\textpm} 0.02). Life-table response experiment analyses indicated that reduced survival of adults in the dry year, and reduced survival of pups and juveniles in the wet year, exerted the greatest influence on variation in population growth. Stochastic models that projected populations of deer mice for a 50-year period predicted that populations would not be able to persist if mean annual precipitation was reduced >=11\% by increasing the frequency of dry years. Furthermore, the stochastic population growth rate declined more quickly when the probability of a normal year was reduced, simulating increased variability in rainfall, relative to other scenarios examined. Our stochastic models indicate that a relatively small reduction in mean precipitation could result in substantial population declines of P. maniculatus in the mixed-grass prairie of central North America.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, Climate change, deer mouse, life-table response experiment, matrix model, Peromyscus maniculatus, prairie, stochastic model},
	doi = {10.1644/06-MAMM-A-109R.1},
	author = {Reed, A.W. and Kaufman, G.A. and Sandercock, B.K.}
}
@article {KNZ001038,
	title = {An automatic activity-monitoring system for small mammals under natural conditions},
	journal = {Journal of Mammalogy},
	volume = {87},
	year = {2006},
	pages = {628 -634},
	abstract = {Small mammals spend a majority of their lives in shelter sites such as belowground burrows. Understanding temporal patterns of burrow use would provide valuable information about the influence of physiological and environmental factors on activity patterns. To examine patterns of burrow use, we developed a system that automatically monitors activity of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) at artificial burrows in tallgrass prairie. The automatic activity-monitoring system is composed of a passive integrated transponder (PIT){\textendash}tag transceiver that reads the identification tags of individuals and an infrared trail monitor that confirms movements in and out of artificial burrows. We PIT-tagged and monitored nightly activity of <90 deer mice on Konza Prairie Biological Station in northeastern Kansas from July 2003 to December 2004. The monitoring system allowed us to examine individual variation in activity relative to sex, parental attendance, and early exploration by young. We also discuss advantages and disadvantages of the system compared to other activity-monitoring techniques, so that researchers might develop similar systems for other study species.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, deer mouse, kansas, passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag, Peromyscus maniculatus, tallgrass prairie, time of activity},
	doi = {10.1644/05-MAMM-A-220R2.1~},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman}
}
@article {KNZ00880,
	title = {Long-distance movements of the deer mouse in tallgrass prairie},
	journal = {Journal of Mammalogy},
	volume = {85},
	year = {2004},
	pages = {562 -568},
	abstract = {Long-distance movements may play an important role in regulating populations of small mammals. To examine such movements, we livetrapped 1,712 deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) on 14{\textendash}28 permanent traplines from autumn 1981 to spring 1990 on the Konza Prairie Biological Station, Kansas. These data were collected under a variety of climatic and biotic conditions that resulted in detection of > 100 long-distance movements by deer mice between traplines (moves of 50{\textendash}1,320 m). Males made more moves than females, but distance moved did not differ by sex. Age did not affect the number or distance of movements. On average, more long-distance moves occurred in spring and summer than in autumn, but distance did not differ by season. Proportion of the population making intertrapline movements was inversely related to abundance of deer mice. Deer mice did not exhibit a fire-positive response in long-distance movement. Our results indicate that deer mice may be more mobile than originally thought. Researchers should incorporate improved methods for detecting longer movements to better understand causes and consequences of these movements.},
	keywords = {LTER-KNZ, fire, kansas, Movement, Peromyscus maniculatus, prairie deer mouse, relative abundance, season, tallgrass prairie},
	doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1644/1383956 },
	url = {http://jmammal.oxfordjournals.org/content/85/3/562.abstract},
	author = {Rehmeier, R.L. and Kaufman, G.A. and D.W. Kaufman}
}
