Current nest box designs may not be optimal for the larger forest dormice: Pre‐hibernation increase in body mass might lead to sampling bias in ecological data

Farhadi, Hesamaddin

doi:10.1002/ece3.8437

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“…Several species of dormice (Gliridae, Rodentia) also use nests for hibernation, including the hazel dormouse, which have woven nests on the ground [38,[127][128][129]. The hazel dormouse also uses its summer nests for daily bouts of torpor during summer months [130].…”

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Nest construction in mammals: a review of the patterns of construction and functional roles

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2023

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Nesting behaviour in mammals has been investigated in a wide variety of species but to date there has not been any scholarly review of the incidence and roles of these nests. Not all mammals build nests but, while some large species regularly build nests, nest-building behaviour is more commonly associated with small mammals weighing less than a kilogram. Quantitative data for the amounts of different materials used in a nest are rarely reported but mammal nests are typically constructed from fresh (rather than dead) plant materials. Animal-derived materials seem to be rare in nests, but anthropogenic materials are reported. Few studies have examined the roles these different materials play but more physically robust materials provide support for the structure. Many mammal nests have maternity roles, but a variety of other roles were recognized. A wide range of mammalian orders use nests for resting and environmental protection. Less common roles were as sites for torpor or hibernation, or as a refuge from predation, or the materials may have anti-parasite properties. These different roles were often not mutually exclusive. It is hoped that this review will stimulate interest in the functional properties of mammalian nests. It also suggests various themes that would be interesting areas for future research. This article is part of the theme issue ‘The evolutionary ecology of nests: a cross-taxon approach’.

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