Sample name: Exaltación de la Cruz (spring)

Reference: J. Fraschina, C. Knight, and M. Busch. 2009. Foraging efficiency of Akodon azarae under different plant cover and resource levels. Journal of Ethology 27:447-452 [ER 1625]

Habitat: temperate savanna

Altered habitat: cropland

Substrate: ground surface

MAT: 16.0

MAP: 1000.0

Habitat comments: "The climate is sub-humid temperate... The original vegetation has been replaced by crop fields and pastures, while a spontaneous and particular flora has developed along the road and crop field borders"

Life forms: rodents

Sampling methods: line transect,baited,Sherman traps

Sample size: 31 individuals

Years: 2004

Days: 3

Seasons: spring

Nets or traps: 180

Net or trap nights: 540

Sampling comments: "we assessed the presence of A. azarae in six crop field borders (located at distances ranging between 200 and 500 m from each other) by placing 15 trapping stations spaced at 10-m intervals in each border. There were two Sherman traps at each trapping station, which were baited with a peanut butter, bovine fat and oat mixture. Traps were checked every morning for three consecutive days"

Sample number: 1838

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2015-12-16 17:24:57

Modified: 2015-12-16 06:24:57