| Habitat correlates with the spatial distribution of ectoparasites on Peromyscus leucopus in southern Michigan. | The goal of this study was to evaluate the role of habitat in determining ectoparasite distribution of Peromyscus leucopus. We tested the hypothesis that ectoparasite occurrence is associated with particular host environments and this association is stronger for ectoparasites with limited interactions (i.e., ticks) than those with frequent interactions (i.e., lice). Ectoparasites from three different groups (Acari, Siphonaptera, and Phthiraptera) were collected from P. leucopus inhabiting a numb ... | 2011 | 22129402 |
| landscape models for nuclear genetic diversity and genetic structure in white-footed mice (peromyscus leucopus). | dramatic changes in the north american landscape over the last 12 000 years have shaped the genomes of the small mammals, such as the white-footed mouse (peromyscus leucopus), which currently inhabit the region. however, very recent interactions of populations with each other and the environment are expected to leave the most pronounced signature on rapidly evolving nuclear microsatellite loci. we analyzed landscape characteristics and microsatellite markers of p. leucopus populations along a tr ... | 2014 | 24448564 |