Estimates of the Algonquian-speaking population at the time of European settlement range roughly from 14,000 to 22,000 in the Tidewater region alone. Today only two reservations remain in the state, one each for the Pamunkey and Mattaponi peoples, respectively situated along the Pamunkey and ...
Range expansions are key demographic events driven by factors such as climate change and human intervention that ultimately influence the genetic composition of peripheral populations. The expansion of the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr, 1792) into Michigan has been documented over the past ...
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) has a rapidly expanding distribution in North America, but many aspects of its ecology remain relatively understudied, particularly in rural areas of its core range. We collected GPS telemetry data from 93 opossums in a rural, non-agricultural landscape in...
Spacing patterns of subadult Virginia opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and home-range allometryLadine, Troy A
Body mass was of Kirksville, MO opossums was compared to that of a rural population. Urban animals average smaller home range sizes and were significantly heavier than those living in a rural setting. Male opossums significantly increased the size of their home range during breeding season but ...