meadow vole
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meadow
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈmed.əʊ/us/ˈmed.oʊ/
a field with grass and often wild flowers ...
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vole
noun[C]
uk/vəʊl/us/voʊl/
a small animal similar to a mouse with a thick body, short tail, and ...
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(Definition ofmeadowandvolefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Effects ofmeadowvolepopulation on tree seedling survival in old fields.
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Wildlife inhabiting the park include white-tailed deer, coyote, andmeadowvole.
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Other mammals include themeadowvole, woodchuck and the prairie deer mouse.
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Peakmeadowvoleabundance can exceed 1,482 meadow voles per acre (600/ha) in northern prairie wetlands.
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The cycle ofmeadowvoleabundance is an important proximate factor affecting the life histories of its major predators.
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In years of average population sizes, typicalmeadowvolepopulation density is about 15 to 45 meadow voles per acre in old-field habitat.
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Three species were of near equal importance-the masked shrew, the white-footed mouse, and themeadowvole.
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A threshold density of cover is thought to be needed formeadowvolepopulations to increase.
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Typicalmeadowvolelitters consist of four to six young, with extremes of one and 11 young.
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Slash burning did not appear to affectmeadowvolenumbers about 1.5 years after treatment.
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Rodents include the white-footed mouse, themeadowvole(probably the most abundant coastal mammal) and the meadow jumping mouse.
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In the winter visitors may see opossum, coyote, fox,meadowvoleand cottontail in the central area.
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Themeadowvoleis an important food source for many predators, and disperses mycorrhizal fungi.
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They were also unable to distinguish between food and cover as the determining factor inmeadowvoleassociation with dense vegetation.
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Over the course of a year,meadowvolepopulations tend to be lowest in early spring; the population increases rapidly through summer and fall.
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Predators, particularly raptors, should be protected to keepmeadowvolepopulations in check.
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The northern short tailed shrew, the white-footed mouse, and themeadowvolewere the mammals most widespread in this habitat.
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Other mammals were prairie deer mice, common raccoons,meadowvole, and meadow jumping mouse.
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Themeadowvoleis active year-round, usually at night.
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The averagemeadowvolelifespan is less than one month because of high nestling and juvenile mortality.
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