18 spring declines of Microtus townsendii were monitored by mark-recapture methods on undisturbed grasslands near Vancouver, canada. Males disappear more rapidly than females in a Spring Decline that may last for 12 weeks after breeding begins. The duration and size of spring declines is highly variable; sometimes there is virtually no decline, and at other times more than 90% of the population may be lost.
18 spring declines of Microtus townsendii were monitored by mark-recapture methods on undisturbed grasslands near Vancouver, canada. Males disappear more rapidly than females in a Spring Decline that may last for 12 weeks after breeding begins. The duration and size of spring declines is highly variable; sometimes there is virtually no decline, and at other times more than 90% of the population may be lost.
18 spring declines of Microtus townsendii were monitored by mark-recapture methods on undisturbed grasslands near Vancouver, canada. Males disappear more rapidly than females in a Spring Decline that may last for 12 weeks after breeding begins. The duration and size of spring declines is highly variable; sometimes there is virtually no decline, and at other times more than 90% of the population may be lost.