Mark-recapture vs. Simulated Removal Trapping for Assessing Temporal Patterns in Ecological Communities: An Example Using Coccidian Parasites of Two Species of Rodents

• Published in: The American midland naturalist Vol. 137; no. 1; pp. 112 - 123
• Main Authors: Wilber, P. G., Patrick, M. J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Notre Dame University of Notre Dame 01.01.1997; University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences; American Midland Naturalist
• Subjects: Analysis; Animals; Data collection; Dipodomys merriami; Ecological research; Ecology; Ground squirrels; Host-parasite relationships; Infections; Kangaroos; Mark release recapture; Parasite hosts; Parasites; Rats; Rodents; Sample size; Species; Spermophilus townsendii; New Mexico; Idaho; USA, West

Most studies which discuss temporal patterns of parasite infections are based on information from hosts killed at different times. Using data from 202 Merriam's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys merriami) in a mark-recapture study at the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, and 308 adult Town...