Nesting ecology of the golden mouse: An Oikos engineer
Luhring, Thomas M. Barrett, G.W.
Luhring, Thomas M.
Barrett, G.W.
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2008
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Most bird and small mammal species construct a single type of nest that is specific to that species' habitat needs. For example, the old-field mouse, Peromyscus polionotus, constructs a burrow nest where more than one exit connects the nest chamber, whereas the deer mouse, P. maniculatus, constructs a simple chamber at the end of a short burrow (Dawson et al. 1988, Hoffmann 1994). The golden mouse, Ochrotomys nuttalli, however, appears to have evolved a plastic nesting behavior that has allowed it to create a diversity of nest types. © 2008 Springer Science + Business Media, LLC.
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Ecology, Behavior, and Conservation of the Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation