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Disclaimer:   The information contained in the following document was submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and represents the views of the authors. The Service is providing these documents for the convenience of the public but does not endorse or sponsor the information in these documents for the purposes of the Information Quality Act (Public Law 106-554).  Posting these reports does not constitute an endorsement of either their findings or their conclusions.  All available information shall be considered in any future determination of what constitutes the best scientific and commercial information available.

Conner, M.M., and T.M. Shenk. 2003. Distinguishing Zapus hudsonius preblei from Zapus princeps princeps by using repeated cranial measurements. Journal of Mammalogy 84(4):1456-1463.

Cryan, P.M.  2004.  Synthesis of existing information on meadow jumping mice (Zapus hudsonius) in the northern Great Plains.  Unpublished report prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado. 

Cryan, P.M. and L.E. Ellison.  2005.  Distributional survey of the meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius) in the northern Great Plains:  trapping report, summer 2005.  Unpublished report prepared for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado. 

King, T.L, J.F. Switzer, C.L. Morrison, M.S. Eackles, C.C. Young, B. Lubinski, and P.M. Cryan.  2006a.  Comprehensive analysis of molecular phylogeographic structure among meadow jumping mice (Zapus hudsonius) reveals evolutionarily distinct subspecies.  A report submitted to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  January 25, 2006. 

USGS Peer review:  This report was reviewed in accordance with U.S. Geological Survey policy.  A full list of peer reviewers is provided in the acknowledgements portion of the above report. 
FWS peer review:
 Armstrong, Ashley, Bradley, Crandall, Douglas, Hafner, Maldonado, Oyler-McCance, Riddle

King, T.L.,J.F. Switzer, C.L.Morrison, M.S. Eackles, C.C. Young, B.A. Lubinski, and P. Cryan. 2006b.  Comprehensive genetic analyses reveal evolutionary distinction of a mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) proposed for delisting from the U.S. Endangered Species Act.  Molecular Ecology.  In press.

Location Data:  collections information
DNA Data:  microsatellites; control region; cytochrome-b

Ramey, R.R., H.P. Liu, and L. Carpenter.  2004a.  Testing the taxonomic validity of Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei).  Report to the Governor of Wyoming and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (revised).  27 pp.

FWS Peer reviewsArmstrong, Ashley, Bradley, Conner, Crandall, Douglas, Hafner, Meaney, Mitton, Oyler-McCance, Riddle, Sites, Waits, White.

Ramey R.R., H.P. Liu, L. Carpenter, and C. Epps.  2004b.  Testing the uniqueness of Z. h. intermedius relative to Z. h. campestris.  Draft report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  13 pp.

FWS Peer reviewsAshley, Baker, Bradley, Crandall, Douglas, Hafner, Maldonado, Mitton, Oyler-McCance, Waits, White

Ramey, R.R., H.P. Liu, C.W. Epps, L.M. Carpenter, and J.D. Wehausen.  2005.   “Genetic relatedness of the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) to nearby subspecies of Z. hudsonius as inferred from variation in cranial morphology, mitochondrial DNA, and microsatellite DNA: implications for taxonomy and conservation.”  Animal Conservation.  8:329 346.

Morphometrics Data:  Z. h. campestris; Z. h. intermedius; Z. h. preblei.
Mitochondrial DNA Data:  available through GenBank using accession number AY598142-AY598316 and AY971529-AY971575
Microsatellite nuclear DNA data:  Microsatellites

Riggs, L.A., J.M. Dempcy, and C. Orrego.  1997.  Evaluating distinctness and evolutionary significance of Preble’s meadow jumping mouse: Phylogeography of mitochondrial DNA non-coding region variation.  Final Report submitted to Colorado Division of Wildlife.  13 pp. + appendices.

Sustainable Ecosystems Institute.  2006.  Evaluation of Scientific Information Regarding the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse.  July 21, 2006.  82 pp. 


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