Gap analysis is an approach to conserving biological diversity that maps species richness
and identifies sites that ought to be protected but are not in conservation networks. Gap …

Abstract Oryzomys palustris (Harlan, 1837), the common marsh rice rat, is an Oryzomyine
rodent with a tail nearly as long as the head and body, grayish above and white below with …

A new species of the rodent genus Reithrodontomys (Cricetidae: Neotominae) is described
from Cerro Asunción in the western Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica. The long tail …

The status and distribution of eight species-group taxa of the Oryzomys couesi group
(Rodentia: Cricetidae: Sigmodontinae) described from western Mexico are evaluated based …

Dispersal among suitable habitat patches could be crucial to the regional persistence of
wetland species. Dispersal success of animals will depend, in part, on the distance from …

Key factors affecting metapopulation dynamics of animals include patch size, isolation, and
patch quality. For wetland‐associated species, hydrology can affect patch availability …

A comparative hierarchical approach was used to examine allozymic variability within and
among nine populations of Oryzomys palustris (marsh rice rat) and seven populations of …

The marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) is a semiaquatic rodent occurring in wetland habitats
throughout the southeastern United States and along the Atlantic Coast. A lack of …

Low levels of genetic variation are thought to contribute significantly to the higher extinction
rates of endemic island populations compared to their mainland counterparts. We used six …

Nest failure for coastal marsh bird species is primarily caused by predation and nest
flooding. As sea level rise makes nest flooding more likely, the threat of nest predation will …