A study of rodent foraging patterns in patchy environments
Tsai S. 1992. A study of rodent foraging patterns in patchy environments
This study discusses the distances rodents travel to forage for food. The larger rodents tended to travel farther from their homes than the smaller ones did. The author looked at where the rodents were trapped and how far they went to their burrows after being released.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Tsai, Sophia
- Date of Issue
- 1992-04-27
- Units
- MOJA
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Dipodomys deserti deserti, Dipodomys merriami merriami, Foraging, Granite Mountains Reserve Mojave National Preserve, Kelso Dunes, Onychomys torridus pulcher, Spermophilus tereticaudus tereticaudus