01539nas a2200181 4500008004100000245007800041210006900119300001300188490000800201520093700209653002201146100001601168700001801184700001801202700001601220700001501236856010601251 1988 eng d00aLong-distance movements by Reithrodontomys megalotis in tallgrass prairie0 aLongdistance movements by Reithrodontomys megalotis in tallgrass a276 -2810 v1203 a
During 6 years of small mammal trapping on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas, we documented long-distance movements (defined as movements > 300 m) for 17 western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis). Linear distance moved ranged from 375 to 3200 m (median=600 m; mean=1049m) for all individuals. Males moved significantly farther, but not more often than females. Sixteen of the 17 animals that moved were adults and included reproductively active individuals. Although < 2% of the more than 1400 R. megalotis we captured moved > 300 m, the actual percentage should be much higher since our trapping efforts were limited in space and time. Since long-distance movements of individuals may have a marked effect on the genetic, social and demographic characteristics of populations, future studies of small mammals should be designed to better assess the influence of these movements on local populations
10atallgrass prairie1 aClark, B.K.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.1 aFinck, E.J.1 aHand, S.S. uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/long-distance-movements-reithrodontomys-megalotis-tallgrass-prairie