Title
A Comparison of Relative Ear Length Between Two Neighboring Populations of Peromyscus maniculatus
College - Author 1
College of Science and Mathematics
Department - Author 1
Biological Sciences Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Biological Sciences
Date
3-2013
Primary Advisor
Francis Villablanca
Abstract/Summary
This study attempts to determine if a significant difference in relative ear length exists between two neighboring populations of Peromyscus maniculatus on the central coast of California. Data was collected from individuals trapped at two plots in the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes National Wildlife Refuge and two plots near Black Lake, under the supervision of Francis X. Villablanca, Ph. D. of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. A total of 98 individuals were captured over the course of three nights of trapping. A regression analysis was performed comparing the ear lengths of each population relative to body size. The analysis of the data showed that there was no significant difference in ear length between the two populations.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/biosp/20