A population study of small rodents in a dry sub-humid grassland in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, G. H. G.
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-26T11:34:00Z
dc.date.available2014-05-26T11:34:00Z
dc.date.issued1985-08
dc.descriptionDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0266467400000298en_US
dc.description.abstractEstimates were made of rodent longevity, population biomass and production in a dry sub-humid grassland area in Kenya, The results were based on a live-trapping study made over a 27-month period. During this time fourteen species of rodents and four species of insectivores were recorded from the area of the trapping grid. The most numerous species were Praomys natalensis, Mus triton, Mus minutoides and Lemniscomys striatus. Breeding took place in both wet seasons, coinciding with peaks in rodent populations. Densities ranged from 6.6 ha-1 to 52.4 ha-1, and estimates of net annual production varied from 5485 g ha-1 year-1 to 7221 g ha-1 year-1. Rodent populations appear to turn over every six to nine months. The results are discussed in relation to studies in other tropical grassland areas of Africa.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Tropical Ecology / Volume 1 / Issue 03 / August 1985, pp 217-22en_US
dc.identifier.issn0266-4674
dc.identifier.other1469-7831
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/9623
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectgrasslanden_US
dc.subjectKenyaen_US
dc.subjectpopulationsen_US
dc.subjectrodentsen_US
dc.titleA population study of small rodents in a dry sub-humid grassland in Kenyaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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