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Some of these observations include seasonal changes in breeding (Venables and Venables, 1952; Perry, 1945; Watson, 1950; Harrison, 1951; Davis and Hall, 1948, 1951; Newson, 1963; Kalela, 1962; Mullen, 1964; Beveridge, 1965; Chitty and Phipps, 1966)5 behavioral alterations (Calhoun, 1950, 1952; Chitty, 1957; Southwick, 1964; Sadlier, 1965; Krebs, 1964; Christian and Davis, 1964;Ader, 196?; Christian, 1955; Elton, 1942; Lack, 1954); ecological variations (Davis, 1953; Thompson, 1955; Pitelka, 1957; Lidicker, 1966; Kalela, 1957); adrenocortical function (Bronson, 1967; Louch and Higginbotham, 1967; Dougherty, 1953; Christian and Davis, 1956; Christian, 1963a; Bronson and Eleftheriou, 1963; Andrews, 1968a); and mortality (Calhoun, 1949; Chitty, 1964; Krebs, 1964; Sadlier, 1965; Beck and Rodeheffer, 1965; Chitty and Phipps, 1966; Lidicker, 1966).","abstract_html":"Numerous studies of rodent populations have contributed invaluable information with respect to ecological and environmental, behavioral and physiological interactions on population dynamics. Some of these observations include seasonal changes in breeding (Venables and Venables, 1952; Perry, 1945; Watson, 1950; Harrison, 1951; Davis and Hall, 1948, 1951; Newson, 1963; Kalela, 1962; Mullen, 1964; Beveridge, 1965; Chitty and Phipps, 1966)5 behavioral alterations (Calhoun, 1950, 1952; Chitty, 1957; Southwick, 1964; Sadlier, 1965; Krebs, 1964; Christian and Davis, 1964;Ader, 196?; Christian, 1955; Elton, 1942; Lack, 1954); ecological variations (Davis, 1953; Thompson, 1955; Pitelka, 1957; Lidicker, 1966; Kalela, 1957); adrenocortical function (Bronson, 1967; Louch and Higginbotham, 1967; Dougherty, 1953; Christian and Davis, 1956; Christian, 1963a; Bronson and Eleftheriou, 1963; Andrews, 1968a); and mortality (Calhoun, 1949; Chitty, 1964; Krebs, 1964; Sadlier, 1965; Beck and Rodeheffer, 1965; Chitty and Phipps, 1966; Lidicker, 1966).","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Southard, John G."],"institution":"Creighton University","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Andrews, Richard V."],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1971,"date_issued":"1971","date_published":"1971","updated_at":"2026-07-24T01:50:24Z","subjects":[],"languages":["en_US"],"rights":["A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above."],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10504/114247","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Andrews, Richard V."]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Southard, John G."]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2017-09-11T21:28:07Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2017-09-11T21:28:07Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["1971"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Creighton University"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["en_US"]},{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["A non-exclusive distribution right is granted to Creighton University and to ProQuest following the publishing model selected above."]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10504/114247"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["Numerous studies of rodent populations have contributed invaluable information with respect to ecological and environmental, behavioral and physiological interactions on population dynamics. 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