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A general description of the life history of Mountain hares is given. based on a three year field study of about 200 wild hares on a moor near Morven. Aberdeenshire. and laboratory examination of over 360 dead specimens from surrounding areas . Growth and body size.behaviour. range and movements. food and reingestion are described . More detailed information on reproduction. mortality and population counts are presented to give an outline of the population dynamics in this species .

P. S. 1998. Distribution of small mammals along a deforestation gradient in southern Gansu, central China. Acta Theriologica 43: 349-362.Small mammals were surveyed along a deforestation gradient in southern Gansu, China (2300-2600 m altitude), a high endemicity area for human alveolar echinococcosis. Rodent distribution was assessed using removal trapping in six habitat types from timbered forest to farmland and villages, by index transects, and by the collection of specimens by local people.

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A two-year field study of colour change in a population of Mountain hares showed that the rate of colour change was significantly faster in a warm spring than in a cold one. The same result was found in individually marked wild hares, indicating that the response is not due to differences in age or sex ratios. It is postulated that the white coat is for camouflage, and the duration for which it is worn is correlated with temperature because of the coat's thickness. Moulting is probably timed by daylength, and the rate of moult affected by temperature.