Effects of chronic polychlorinated biphenyls exposure on reproductive success of white-footed mice (peromyscus leucopus)

1987 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 455-460 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicia V. Linzey
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Peromyscus Leucopus

Using exotic antigens to measure reproduction and dispersal in Peromyscus leucopus

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
pp. 528-530
Author(s):  
Gregory E. Glass ◽  
George W. Korch ◽  
James E. Gomez ◽  
James E. Childs
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Adult Female ◽  
Small Mammals ◽  
Population Biology ◽  
Peromyscus Leucopus ◽  
Field Conditions ◽  
Feasible Method ◽  
Nest Box ◽  
Uninoculated Control ◽  
Free Ranging

Free-ranging female white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, were inoculated with a series of exotic (not encountered in the environment) antigens to evaluate the utility of maternally transferred antibodies in identifying offspring under field conditions. Inoculated females suffered no apparent effects from the antigens, and their survival, growth, and reproductive success did not differ from those of uninoculated, control females. Six of nine marked females produced seven offspring. These offspring dispersed an average of 64 m from their mothers' centers of activity. Recruitment rates per adult female were similar to those reported for nest box studies. The exotic antigen technique appears to be a feasible method for studying the population biology of secretive small mammals.

Reproductive success of passerines exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls through the terrestrial food web of the Kalamazoo River

2007 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arianne M. Neigh ◽  
Matthew J. Zwiernik ◽  
Carrie A. Joldersma ◽  
Alan L. Blankenship ◽  
Karl D. Strause ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Polychlorinated Biphenyls ◽  
Food Web ◽  
Kalamazoo River
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