The Population and Distribution of Two Species of Peromyscus on Some Illinois Strip-Mined Land

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Abstract
An evaluation of the wildlife and recreational potential of strip-mined land included a mammal survey. The initial investigation between August 4, 1954 and September 29, 1954 was made to inventory the population of mammals. In the course of the study a correlation between the distribution of two species of Peromyscus and the age of the stripped areas was evident. A second and more intensive investigation conducted from January 17, 1955 to May 5, 1955 furnished additional data to substantiate this correlation.