Everglades National Park, Dade County, Florida
11 July 1991
Project Completion Report
Jim Boone, Joshua Laerm, and Kevin Roe
University of Georgia Museum of Natural History, Athens, GA 30302
On the night of 10 July 1991, 19 cotton mice (Peromyscus gossypinus) and 1 cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) were captured in Everglades National Park under NPS permit number 910037 and Florida Game and Freshwater Fish Commission permit number WX 91-120. No other animals were captured in the park. The cotton rat was released at the site of capture. All cotton mouse specimens will be housed at the Univeristy of Georgia Museum of Natural History.
Information on specific trap sites is provided in Table 1, and data from the P. gossypinus are provided in Table 2.
Table 1. Trap locations, trap effort, and number of captures.
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Site # traps P. gossypinus S. hispidus
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Main Road at Park Boundary 40 2 0
Hammock on road near Long Pine Key Camp 50 3 0
E & S of Royal Palm parking Area 300 14 1
Total: 390 19 1
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Table 2. Data from cotton mice.
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Jim Location Sex Age Weight Repro. Parasites
Boone # (g) Condition
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JB 1776 Main road at park boundary F Subadult 19.3 bot scar
JB 1777 Main road at park boundary F Subadult 20.7
JB 1778 Hammock near Long Pine Key Camp M Adult 40.2 scrotal
JB 1779 Hammock near Long Pine Key Camp F Adult 25.1
JB 1780 Hammock near Long Pine Key Camp M Adult 26.1 scrotal 5 ticks
JB 1781 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 24.8 bot, worms
JB 1782 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 32.2 bot
JB 1783 Royal Palm Hammock area F Adult 33.9
JB 1784 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 24.7 bot scar, worms
JB 1785 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 32.2 bot, liver disease
JB 1786 Royal Palm Hammock area F Adult 27.9
JB 1787 Royal Palm Hammock area F Adult 21.8 small bot
JB 1788 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 23.1
JB 1789 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 24.6
JB 1790 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 22.7
JB 1791 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 27.4 mainge on leg,hip
JB 1792 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 25.2 bot+fresh bot scar
JB 1793 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 23.2 small bot
JB 1794 Royal Palm Hammock area M Adult 35.8 worms
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Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate.
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