Do feral house mice have an impact on invertebrate communities on sub-Antarctic Marion Island?

Estimated Impact of feral house mice on

Estimated Impact of feral house mice on sub-Antarctic invertebrates at Marion Island

✍ D. T. Rowe-Rowe; B. Green; J. E. Crafford 📂 Article 📅 1989 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 397 KB

The energy metabolism of feral house mice Mus musculus was established on sub-Antarctic Marion Island, using the doubly-labelled water turnover technique. Mean water influx was 565 ml kg -1 day -1 and mean CO2 production was 5.41 ml g-1 h-l, i.e. 3375 kJ kg-1 day-1. From the energy content of the ma