Genetics and Demography of Isle Royale Deer Mice: A Study of the Implications of Genetic Isolation for Wild Populations: 1995 Summer Field Season Report
Cayo Vucetich L. 1996. Genetics and Demography of Isle Royale Deer Mice: A Study of the Implications of Genetic Isolation for Wild Populations: 1995 Summer Field Season Report. Houghton, MI
In 1995 the first efforts in a multi-year study were initiated to assess the demographic and genetic consequences of isolation in a small, isolated population of deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) on Isle Royale National Park, and a large, panmictic population of deer mice at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park in Canada. These efforts included investigating the effects of isolation on density, summer growth rate, diet, overwinter survival, and genetics. The intent is to determine if the isolated populations are genetically less heterozygous than the mainland population and then to assess if there is a concomitant reduction in fitness.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Cayo Vucetich, Leah
- Date of Issue
- 1996-04
- Units
- ISRO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), Diet, Genetics, Growth, isolation, Mortality, Population