01536nas a2200181   4500008004100000245007800041210006900119300001300188490000800201520093700209653002201146100001601168700001801184700001801202700001601220700001501236856010301251       1988                        eng d00aLong-distance movements by Reithrodontomys megalotis in tallgrass prairie0 aLongdistance movements by Reithrodontomys megalotis in tallgrass  a276 -2810 v1203 a<p>During 6 years of small mammal trapping on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas, we documented long-distance movements (defined as movements &gt; 300 m) for 17 western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis). Linear distance moved ranged from 375 to 3200 m (median=600 m; mean=1049m) for all individuals. Males moved significantly farther, but not more often than females. Sixteen of the 17 animals that moved were adults and included reproductively active individuals. Although &lt; 2% of the more than 1400 R. megalotis we captured moved &gt; 300 m, the actual percentage should be much higher since our trapping efforts were limited in space and time. Since long-distance movements of individuals may have a marked effect on the genetic, social and demographic characteristics of populations, future studies of small mammals should be designed to better assess the influence of these movements on local populations</p>10atallgrass prairie1 aClark, B.K.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.1 aFinck, E.J.1 aHand, S.S.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/long-distance-movements-reithrodontomys-megalotis-tallgrass-prairie