Seasonal patterns in habitat use by the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) and other small mammals.
dc.contributor.author | Occhiuto, Francesca | |
dc.contributor.other | Mohallal, Eman | |
dc.contributor.other | Gilfillan, Geoffrey | |
dc.contributor.other | Lowe, Andrew | |
dc.contributor.other | Reader, Tom | |
dc.contributor.other | Lowe, Andrew | |
dc.coverage.spatial | Nottinghamshire | en_UK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-21T10:56:27Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-21T10:56:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-08-01 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://rdmc.nottingham.ac.uk/handle/internal/8191 | |
dc.description.abstract | This study sought to understand seasonal changes in population size and habitat use by harvest mice, and other small mammal species, by live trapping in reedbeds in Nottinghamshire, England, and three associated habitats types: woodland, pasture and arable. Trapping sessions lasted one week, with two habitats typically being sampled in each. The traps were left in the pre-bait position on the first day, for three days (one or two days in the pilot), to allow the animals to become familiar with them. At 8am on the fourth day, traps showing signs of use, such as movement of the bedding, feeding or faeces, were cleaned and food and bedding was replaced, and all traps were set to catch. At approximately 3pm all the traps were checked, and the species and sex of captured animals was recorded. Animals were given a unique fur clip using a pair of fine scissors allowing us to distinguish individuals from one another, and then released at the point of capture. Thereafter, traps were checked twice a day, at 8am and 3pm. On the morning of the eight day, traps were checked for the last time and removed. | en_UK |
dc.language.iso | en | en_UK |
dc.publisher | University of Nottingham | en_UK |
dc.rights | CC-BY | * |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | * |
dc.subject.lcsh | Old World harvest mouse; Habitat (ecology); | en_UK |
dc.title | Seasonal patterns in habitat use by the harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) and other small mammals. | en_UK |
dc.identifier.doi | http://doi.org/10.17639/nott.7033 | |
dc.subject.free | small mammals, micromys minutus, harvest mouse, reedbed, wetland, population dynamics, habitat choice | en_UK |
dc.subject.jacs | Biological Sciences | en_UK |
dc.subject.jacs | Biological Sciences::Zoology | en_UK |
dc.subject.lc | Q Science | en_UK |
dc.subject.lc | Q Science::QL Zoology::QL750 Animal behaviour | en_UK |
dc.date.collection | February - October 2018 | en_UK |
uon.division | University of Nottingham, UK Campus | en_UK |
uon.funder.controlled | None | en_UK |
uon.datatype | trapping records | en_UK |
uon.collectionmethod | live trapping | en_UK |
uon.rightscontact | Francesca Occhiuto | en_UK |
uon.rightscontact | Tom Reader | en_UK |
uon.rightscontact | Eman Mohallal | en_UK |
uon.rightscontact | Geoffrey Gilfillan | en_UK |
uon.rightscontact | Andrew Lowe | en_UK |
uon.institutes-centres | University of Nottingham, UK Campus | en_UK |
uon.preservation.rarelyaccessed | true |
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