Figure 7
From: Mesocarnivores affect hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) body mass
Least square mean male (a) and female (b) juvenile hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) growth rates (±SE) by season in plots where mesocarnivores were excluded (exclosure) and where predator access was unrestricted (control). Box plots for males (c) and females (d) show distributions of raw data. Spring and winter growth rates are not shown for males due to low sample sizes. Data were collected as part of a mark-recapture study from 2003–2017 in Baker County, Georgia, USA.
