Effects of Range Contraction and Habitat Fragmentation on Genetic Variation in the Woodland Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis)

• Published in: The American midland naturalist Vol. 176; no. 2; pp. 272 - 281
• Main Authors: Walsh, Sarah E, Woods, Whitni E, Hoffman, Susan M. G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Notre Dame American Midland Naturalist 01.10.2016; University of Notre Dame; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences
• Subjects: Alleles; Animal behavior; Animal genetics; Biological diversity; Distribution; Forests; Genetic aspects; Genetic diversity; Genetic loci; Genetic research; Genetic structures; Genetic variation; Habitat destruction; Mammal populations; Mammals; Mice; Peromyscus; Peromyscus leucopus; Peromyscus maniculatus; Population; Population genetics; Population structure; Rodents; Small mammals; Michigan; Great Lakes; USA, New York, Otsego Cty

Recently, the range of the woodland deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus gracilis) in Michigan's Lower Peninsula (LP) has contracted simultaneously with the increasing abundance of the white-footed mouse (Peromyscus leucopus). The known LP range of P. m. gracilis has shrunk to two areas, one in C...