Climatic factors affecting trapping success of some South African small mammals

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dc.contributor.authorVan Hensbergen H.J.
dc.contributor.authorMartin S.C.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:58:00Z
dc.date.issued1993
dc.description.abstractThe effect of weather on the capture probability of small mammals in Sherman live traps was investigated. Diurnal trapping success was reduced following fire. Smaller species had an increased chance of being caught on windy days. Rhabdomys pumilio and Mus minutoides showed a seasonal peak in capture probability which coincided with onset of reproduction. Praomys verreauxii was less likely to be caught on moonlit nights. The capture success of other species was affected by rain, temperature and relative humidity. -from Authors
dc.identifier.citationSouth African Journal of Wildlife Research
dc.identifier.citation23
dc.identifier.citation3
dc.identifier.issn3794369
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/10722
dc.subjectfire
dc.subjectmoonlight
dc.subjectrain
dc.subjectrelative humidity
dc.subjectsmall mammal
dc.subjecttemperature
dc.subjecttrapping
dc.subjectweather
dc.subjectwind
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectMus minutoides
dc.subjectPraomys verreauxii
dc.subjectRhabdomys pumilio
dc.titleClimatic factors affecting trapping success of some South African small mammals
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