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- Title
BENEFITS OF SUBCUTANEOUS IMPLANTATION OF RADIOTRANSMITTERS IN POCKET GOPHERS.
- Authors
CONNIOR, MATTHEW B.; RISCH, THOMAS S.
- Abstract
Conventional attachment of radiotransmitters may not be feasible in pocket gophers due to their unique morphology and fossorial lifestyle. We implanted radiotransmitters subcutaneously in Ozark pocket gophers, Geomys bursarius ozarkensis, 3 March 2007-10 February 2008. Of the 72 surgeries, 70 were successful. We recaptured 22 individuals (range, 20-325 days post-implantation) and recorded a mean change in mass from implantation to recapture for adult males, adult females, and juveniles of 1.1% (SD = 11.9), 21.6% (SD = 9.0), and 17.3% (SD = 18.8), respectively. We suggest that subcutaneous implantation is the best method for pocket gophers and may be applicable for other small mammals.
- Subjects
POCKET gophers; RODENTS; COMPARATIVE anatomy; MAMMALS; GEOMYS bursarius; MORPHOGENESIS; ANIMAL morphology; GEOMYS; EMBRYO implantation
- Publication
Southwestern Naturalist, 2009, Vol 54, Issue 2, p214
- ISSN
0038-4909
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1894/KF-02.1