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ABUNDANCE AND FOOD-SEARCHING INTENSITY OF WOOD MICE (APODEMUS-SYLVATICUS) IN FRAGMENTED FORESTS

TitleABUNDANCE AND FOOD-SEARCHING INTENSITY OF WOOD MICE (APODEMUS-SYLVATICUS) IN FRAGMENTED FORESTS
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1991
AuthorsTellería, J. L., Santos T., & ALCANTARA M.
JournalJOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY
Volume72
Pagination183-187
Keywordsacorns predation, Apodemus sylvaticus, forest islands, Quercus rotundifolia, Spain, wood mice
Abstract

Abundance, food-searching intensity, physiological status, and population attributes of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) were studied in forest islands of central Spain. Seventeen isolated woodlots (Quercus rotundifolia) ranging from 0.1 to 280 ha were studied. The results show high densities of mice and high rates of predation on acorns in the smaller forests.