A tracking technique to locate small mammals at low densities
To optimize our livetrapping of low-density populations of lemmings (Dicrostonyx kilangmiutak) and voles (Microtus oeconomus) (0.2-0.4 animals/ha) in the Arctic tundra, we developed a powdered-slide tracking technique to determine if burrows were occupied. Painted microscope slides covered with talc...
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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The Amercian Society of Mammalogists
1992
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1807/476 |