Title:

Field identification of Peromyscus maniculatus and P. leucopus in Maryland: reliability of morphological characteristics

Creator:

Feldhamer, G. A. ; Gates, J. E. ; Howard, J. H.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1983

Description:

In western Maryland, two external criteria, the ratio tail length/head and body length in conjunction with body weith, correctly identified 93,2% of adult Peromyscus maniculatus and P. leucopus to species, without resourse to subjective characteristics. Multiple stepwise discriminant function analysis was also used with several morphological variables to differentiate between the two species.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

field identification ; morphological parameters ; Peromyscus leucopus ; Peromyscus maniculatus ; identyfikacja ; Myszak ; morfologia

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

28

Issue:

27

Start page:

417

End page:

423

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.83-36

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open