Volume 3, Number 3—September 1997
Dispatch
Population Dynamics of the Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) and Sin Nombre Virus, California Channel Islands
Table
Island (Site) | Dates | Total captures (no.) | Mice (no.) | Density no. ha-1 (SE) | Tested for SNV (no.) | SNV- positive (%) | Female: Male | Female: Male SNV- positive |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SMI (Helipad) | 3-5 Sep 95 | 152 | 118 | 104.3 (9.6) | 116 | 15.5 | 59:57 | 6:12 |
SMI (Helipad) | 5-17 Feb 96 | 67 | 49 | 43.3 (6.19) | 49 | 14.3 | 25:24 | 3:4 |
SMI (Airstrip) | 3-5 Sep 95 | 353 | 247 | 218a (NA) | 34 | 5.9 | 17:17 | 1:1 |
SMI (Airstrip) | 15-17 Feb 96 | 90 | 70 | 61.9 (7.4) | 70 | 30 | 37:33 | 10:11 |
SRI (Airstrip) | 7-9 Sep 95 | 2 | 1 | NA | 1 | 100 | 0:1 | 0:1 |
SRI (Torrey) | 7-9 Sep 95 | 0 | 0 | NA | 0 | NA | 0:0 | 0:0 |
SRI (Campgr) | 27-29 Mar 96 | 43 | 22 | 19.5 (4.15) | 22 | 13.6 | 9:13 | 0:3 |
SRI (Cherry) | 27-29 Mar 96 | 27 | 15 | 13.3 (3.42) | 15 | 13.3 | 5:10 | 0:2 |
SCI (East Val) | 23-25 Mar 96 | 10 | 6 | 5.3 (2.01) | 6 | 0.0 | 2:4 | 0:0 |
SCI (Ranch) | 23-25 Mar 96 | 5 | 2 | NA | 2 | 0.0 | 1:1 | 0:0 |
a Density was not estimated using DISTANCE, but directly, as the number of mice caught (247) divided by the area covered by the web (1.13 ha).
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