Foraging behavior and microhabitat use by spiny mice, Acomys cahirinus and A. russatus, in the presence of Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) odor

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 455-469

  Jones, Menna ^a,b   Dayan, Tamar ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acomys; Blanford's fox; Foraging; Giving up density; Microhabitat use; Predation risk; Predator odor; Rodent; Spiny mice; Vulpes cana

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; ODOR; RODENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FOX; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PREDATION;

ACOMYS CAHIRINUS; ACOMYS RUSSATUS; CAPRA IBEX NUBIANA; NUBIAN IBEX; VULPES CANA;

EID: 0033976559     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005417707588     Document Type: Article

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