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Distribution of the Northern pygmy mouse (Baiomys taylori) in southwestern New Mexico, with notes on reproduction

Year: 2017

Type: book

Abstract: The Northern Pygmy Mouse {Baiomys taylori) occurs from central Mexico north to south¬ western and south-central parts of the United States.In Texas and New Mexico, the distribution of B. taylori likely has expanded into formerly unoccupied areas during recent decades.Herein, we report on new localities of occurrence for B. taylori in Grant, Hidalgo, and Luna counties, New Mexico, that increase its distribution over 100 km from previously published records in the state.Previously, little was known about reproductive aspects of this mouse in New Mexico.We documented that reproduction occurs at least from March to October in the state, corresponding best with populations in western Texas rather than in more southerly populations that reproduce throughout the year.Additional surveys in grassy habitats in southeastern Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and eastern New Mexico likely will show that distributional limits of this mouse are more widespread than currently known.

Source: Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

Authors: Keith Geluso, Brett R. Andersen, Kenneth N. Geluso

Language: English

Topic: Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, University of Nebraska Kearney, U.S. Forest Service

OpenAlex ID: W2948820547

FWCI: 0.672

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Cited by: 2

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