HAY PILES OF THE MOUNTAIN BEAVER (APLODONTIA RUFA) DELAY PLANT DECOMPOSITION

Development of 10 polymorphic microsatellite loci isolated from the mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa rufa (Rafinesque).

We developed 10 microsatellite markers for the mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa rufa. In three populations of A. r. rufa, the number of alleles for these loci ranged from monomorphic to nine. Average observed heterozygosities in these populations ranged from 0.29 to 0.60. We also tested previously published markers from the endangered subspecies A. r. nigra in A. r. rufa populations.

Assessing the Efficacy of Chlorophacinone for Mountain Beaver (<i>Aplodontia rufa</i>) Control

The mountain beaver is a fossorial rodent species endemic to the Pacific Northwest and portions of California. This herbivore is managed as a pest species because of the impact it has on newly planted Douglas-fir seedlings. Currently, managers are limited to trapping for population confml; however, in Washington trapping has been further curtailed by anti-trapping legislation. Presently there a...

Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in the Point Arena mountain beaver Aplodontia rufa nigra

The Point Arena mountain beaver ( Aplodontia rufa nigra ) is an endangered subspecies. Efforts to recover this subspecies will be aided by advances in molecular genetics, specifically the ability to estimate population size using noninvasive genetic sampling. Here we report on the development of nine polymorphic loci for the Point Arena mountain beaver. These markers provide us sufficient power...

Assessing the efficacy of registered underground baiting products for mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) control

The mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa) is a fossorial rodent species endemic to the Pacific Northwest and portions of California. This herbivore inflicts millions of dollars of damage annually to forest seedling plantations. Currently, extensive trapping prior to planting is the most reliable method for reducing damage. With increasing restrictions placed on trapping, forest resource managers ne...

Effects of Predator Odors on Feeding in the Mountain Beaver (Aplodontia rufa)