Are owl pellets good estimators of prey abundance? [PDF]
, 2016 Some ecologists have been skeptics about the use of owl pellets to estimate small mammal's fauna. This is due to the assumptions required by this method: (a) that owls hunt at random, and (b) that pellets represent a random sample from the environment ...
Adrián Monjeau +40 more
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Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 2019 We analyzed the feeding habits and the endozoochoric seed dispersal of six species of Neotropical small rodents in a riparian forest in the Cerrado biome at the central portion of Espinhaço Mountain Range, Brazil.
L. Lessa +2 more
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Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2010 On the basis of the revision of the type material of Aspiculuris ackerti Kruidenier & Mehra, 1959, and new specimens collected from Neotoma nelsoni Goldman, 1905 (Rodentia: Cricetidae), in Veracruz, Mexico, we herein to which A. ackerti is transferred as
JORGE FALCÓN-ORDAZ +2 more
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Cricetidae (Rodentia, Mammalia) from the oligocene of the valley of Lakes (Mongolia): the genera Aralocricetodon, Eocricetodon, Bagacricetodon, Witenia and Paracricetodon [PDF]
, 2017 We describe the remains of Aralocricetodon Bendukidze, 1993; Bagacricetodon Gomes Rodrigues et al., 2012; Eocricetodon Wang, 2007; Witenia de Bruijn et al., 2003 and Paracricetodon Schaub, 1925 (Cricetidae, Rodentia, Mammalia) from the Taatsiin Gol ...
AR Evans +28 more
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Mammals of Southwestern Arkansas Part II. Rodents [PDF]
, 1989 This study investigated the composition and habitat affinities of the mammalian fauna of southwestern Arkansas. The study area was comprised of the 21 counties located south and/or west of and including Pulaski County.
England, Daniel R. +2 more
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Geographic Variation in Cranial Morphology of the Southern Mountain Cavy, Microcavia australis (Rodentia, Caviidae): Taxonomic Implications, with the Description of A New Species [PDF]
, 2017 We analyzed the geographic variation in cranial morphology of the Southern Mountain Cavy, Microcavia australis, throughout of its distributional range. Our analysis allows us to recognize three geographically allopatric morphotypes.
D Elía, Guillermo +3 more
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Pulgas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) asociadas al marsupial neotropical amenazado “monito del monte” (Dromiciops gliroides Microbiotheria: Microbiotheriidae), en su población más austral de la Argentina [PDF]
, 2018 Dromiciops, nocturnal marsupial genus endemic to the temperate forests of southern South America, is the only living representative of the Order Microbiotheria. Here we study the Siphonapteran fauna of Dromiciops gliroides ?monito del monte?
Gurovich, Yamila +1 more
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Rasgos poblacionales de roedores en un área experimental con Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 1990 Se ha realizado una investigación ecológica sobre una población de Akodon boliviensis (Rodentia, Cricetidae) en un área de experimentación con Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet, ubicada en Horco Molle (Dep. Tafí) a unos 12 km al oeste de la ciudad de Tucumán.
Ana M. P. de Fonollat, María R. Aguirre
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List of popular names for Brazilian rodents (Mammalia: Rodentia) [PDF]
Zoologia (Curitiba)Binomial nomenclature in Latin is used to name species, allowing communication between scientists but not with the general public. We compiled popular names in Portuguese, Spanish, and English for the rodent species that occur in Brazil, revealing a ...
Gisela Sobral +7 more
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Following the rivers: historical reconstruction of California voles Microtus californicus (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the deserts of eastern California [PDF]
, 2016 The California vole, Microtus californicus, restricted to habitat patches where water is available nearly year-round, is a remnant of the mesic history of the southern Great Basin and Mojave deserts of eastern California.
Conroy, CJ +5 more
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