Title:

Simple and inexpensive live trap for capturing fossorial small mammals. Mediterranean vole: and example

Creator:

Soriguer, R. C. ; Lopez, M. ; Zafra, M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1984

Description:

A simple and inexpensive live trap for capturing fossorial small mammals is described. It consist of a plastic tube (dark and hard, or any other imitation material) with a swinging door at each end. The trap was either positioned along or at the end of the tunnel. The hight efficiency of capture and recapture is shown with four colonies of Mediterranean voles. Up to six traps can be constructed in 1 hour, in any place, with very common and abundant material. The price is very low.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

capturing ; fossorial mammals ; live traps ; small mammals ; małe ssaki ; pułapka żywołowna ; ssaki ryjące

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

29

Issue:

10

Start page:

141

End page:

143

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.84-14

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open