Table 3 Capture probabilities for male hispid cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidus) by size class in plots which excluded mesocarnivores (exclosures) and in control plots where mesocarnivores had unrestricted access.

From: Mesocarnivores affect hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus) body mass

Size class (g)

Control

Exclosure

Estimate (±SE)

95% CI

Estimate (±SE)

95% CI

0 to 50

0.30 (±0.02)

0.26–0.34

0.42 (±0.02)

0.38–0.46

51 to 90

0.38 (±0.02)

0.35–0.41

0.41 (±0.02)

0.38–0.44

91 to 110

0.38 (±0.02)

0.34–0.43

0.42 (±0.02)

0.38–0.47

>110

0.42 (±0.02)

0.38–0.46

0.45 (±0.01)

0.42–0.47

  1. Capture probabilities were estimated using a Huggins closed-capture model. Standard errors (SE) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are also given. Data were collected from 2003–2017 in Baker County, GA, USA.
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