Title:

Food composition in striped field mice living at localities of various degrees of urban development

Creator:

Gębczyńska, Z. ; Sołtys, H. ; Sienkiewicz, M.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1987

Description:

The diet of Apodemus agrarius (Pallas, 1771) collected within three different localities was studied by means of stomach contents analysis. The rodents living in two of the localities (a suburban wood, and a remote area of city park) had the diet typical for the species, with seeds making up the bulk of diet (54-66%). The animals collected in the part of park closest to the city centre fed mainly of green food (71% of the diet). Hence the process of taking over urban and polluted areas by A. agrarius could be explained by the ability of the species to modify its food habits.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Apodemus agrarius ; urban development ; food composition ; stomach contents ; urban population ; pokarm ; zawartość żołądka ; dieta ; stopień urbanizacji ; Mysz polna

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

32

Issue:

20

Start page:

325

End page:

330

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.87-23

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open