A new live trap for pocket gophers

被引：3

作者：

Moore, Nicholas B. ^{[1
]}

Duncan, Sarah, I ^{[1
]}

Parsons, Elizabeth, I ^{[2
]}

Pynne, J. T. ^{[1
]}

Austin, James D. ^{[1
]}

Conner, L. Mike ^{[3
]}

Castleberry, Steven B. ^{[4
]}

Gitzen, Robert A. ^{[2
]}

McCleery, Robert A. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Florida, Wildlife Ecol & Conservat, 110 Newins Ziegler Hall,Box 110430, Gainesville, FL 32611 USA

[2] Auburn Univ, Sch Forestry & Wildlife Sci, 602 Duncan Dr, Auburn, AL 36849 USA

[3] Univ Georgia, Warnell Sch Forestry & Nat Resources, Athens, GA 30602 USA

[4] Joseph W Jones Ecol Res Ctr, 3988 Jones Ctr Dr, Newton, GA 39870 USA

来源：

WILDLIFE SOCIETY BULLETIN | 2019年 / 43卷 / 01期

关键词：

fossorial mammals; Geomys pinetis; live trap; southeastern pocket gopher; BURROW STRUCTURE; MOLE-RAT; PATTERNS; ECOSYSTEMS;

D O I：

10.1002/wsb.956

中图分类号：

X176 [生物多样性保护];

学科分类号：

090705 ;

摘要：

Live-trapping is important for studying wildlife. In 2016 at Ordway-Swisher Biological Station in Melrose, Florida, USA, we tested the efficacy of a modified pitfall trap designed to safely and effectively capture southeastern pocket gophers (Geomys pinetis). When compared with the commonly used Hart trap, the new design captured 92% of all live captures of southeastern pocket gophers. The novel trap has a simple, passive design that eliminates dependence on trigger mechanisms, allows for safe overnight trapping, and reduces on-site hours by researchers. The new trap adds to the few live traps available to study ecologically important and understudied fossorial species. (c) 2019 The Wildlife Society.

引用

页码：178 / 181

页数：4

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