Food of the striped field mouse in different types of urban green areas

Babińska-Werka, Joanna

doi:10.4098/at.arch.81-24

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“…Then there are murid rodents, the diets of which are still more caloric, albeit with food resources more dispersed in space and more slowly renewable than those of arvicolids. In the diets of non-synanthropic mice of the genera Apodemus and Micromys the main components are seeds (of trees mostly but also those of forbs and grasses) and invertebrates; the proportion between these two (about equally rich in energy) food categories varies seasonally, but together Volume of high quality food (%) 100 80 60 40 20 0 they constitute 80-90% of consumed food volume, with some predominance of seeds over animal food (Andrzejewski et al 1978, Babiñska-Werka 1981, Pucek 1981, Hansson 1985. Very similar food habits are characteristic for North American Peromyscus rodents (Gliwicz and G³owacka 2000 for comparison).…”

Section: Food Habitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing life histories of shrews and rodents

Gliwicz

Taylor

2002

Acta Theriol

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Comparing life histories of shrews and rodents. [In: Theriology at the turn of a new century. J. Gliwicz, ed]. Acta Theriologica 47, Suppl. 1: 185-208.Small insectivores and rodents, despite similarities in body size and attributes scaling to body size, exhibit significant differences in other properties, including many life history traits. In this article major differences between life history traits of the two taxa are reviewed, with an indication of contrasting selection pressures related to somewhat different body size, as well as to differences in metabolic rates, diet and exposure to predation. Additionally, since the life history differences between small mammals are particularly well pronounced in highly seasonal habitats, the winter ecology of shrews and rodents is compared. Finally, the two different reproductive strategies typical for soricine shrews and small nonhibernating rodents, are presented. In conclusion, it is proposed that the reproduction delayed to the second calendar year of life in shrews is the result of selection for traits ensuring successful survival in winter, a period that is more perilous for shrews than for rodents. In rodents, in contrast, opportunistic reproduction is the most prominent characteristic which also helps to maximize their reproductive output. This ability for high reproduction seems to be the main antipredatory measure selected for in rodent evolution.

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Section: Food Habitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparing life histories of shrews and rodents

Gliwicz

Taylor

2002

Acta Theriol

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“…Some previous reports on A. agrarius indicated domination by seeds which were the principal component of the diet (50 to 90%) (Holiśova, 1967;Babińska-Werka, 1981;Obrtel & Holisova, 1981).There was also a significant fraction of animal food which, in some cases (Opava region), made 40% of the diet (Holisova, 1967), and 8 to 12% in various tyjes of urban green areas (Babińska-Werka, 1981). It was thus quite suiprising that one of populations living at Białystok had completely different food preferences.…”

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confidence: 99%

Food eaten by four species of rodents in polluted forests

Gębczyńska¹,

Gębczyński²,

Morzuch³

et al. 1989

Acta Theriol.

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., 1989: Food eaten by four species of rodents in polluted forests. Acta theriol., 34, 32;[465][466][467][468][469][470][471][472][473][474][475][476][477] The composition of diet was studied in Clethrionomys glareolus, Apodemus agrarius and Apodemus flavicollis in forests of Upper Silesia (southern Poland). The rodents were obtained from two polluted forested sites (Aniołki and Szczygłowice, the first site much more heavily polluted) except for M. agrestis which was collected only on more polluted site (Aniołki). The composition of diet within particular rodent species was fairly similar on both sites nevertheless differed from diets reported for other populations. C. glareolus fed on green parts of plants (45-67% of diet) and on seeds and fruits (21-38%). The absence of animal food and lack of seasonality distinguished these populations from all previously studied populations. A. agrarius fed mainly on green parts of plants (90-94% in spring, 56-67% in autumn) while seeds constituted 24% of autumn diet. Thus this species elsewhere taking mainly seed and animal food changed its food habits entirely. A. flavicollis apart from seeds and animal food fed also on underground parts of plants (up to 50% of food volume). M. agrestis showed similar food preferences on Silesian locatios as in other parts of its range of distribution. In spring, the green parts constituted 78% while in autumn its fraction fell to 43% with seeds making up 22%. The presence of fungi (26% of the diet in autumn) seems to be peculiar for the populations under study. Thus, there were alterations in diet in all four species compared with many European populations studied so far. In C. glareolus, M. agrestis, and A. flavicollis the changes occurred as shifts in proportions of principal components while in A. agrarius there were profound changes in the principal composition of diet.

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“…One of the reasons for lower consumption of animal food in the city might thus have been the predominance of unsuitable invertebrates, and a deficiency of the invertebrate groups preferred by the mice. A second reason may have been the abundance of seeds (particularly of trees) which form the basic food of Apodemus agrarius (Holisova, 1967;Babińska-Werka, 1981). This would explain the low proportion of animal food in autumn and winter, when there is an abundant supply of seeds, and the high proportion in spring when such supplies (particularly after spring cleaning operations in the park) are coming to an end.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The suburban study area, including a Tilio--Carpinetum and a Circaeo-Alnetum association, was situated at Białołęka Dworska, at a distance of approximately 20 km from the city centre. A more detailed description of these areas is given in the paper by Babińska-Werka (1981).…”

Section: Study Area Materials and Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%