LABORATORY STUDY OF CLIMBING BEHAVIOR IN 11 SPECIES OF MUROID RODENTS
LABORATORY STUDY OF CLIMBING BEHAVIOR IN 11 SPECIES OF MUROID RODENTS
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DOI:
10.2307/2425039
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发表时间:
1980-01-01
影响因子:
0.6
通讯作者:
MIGLIETTA, A
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作者:
DEWSBURY, DA;LANIER, DL;MIGLIETTA, A
The tendency to climb was examined in a laboratory study of 11 spp. of muroid rodents (Peromyscus gossypinus, P. maniculatus bairdi, P. eremicus, P. polionotus, P. leucopus, Microtus canicaudus, M. montanus, M. ochrogaster, M. pennsylvanicus, Rhabdomys pumilio and Mus musculus). Differences among species were found, with species such as P. gossypinus, P. maniculatus and M. musculus spending approximately 1/3-1/2 of their time off the ground and R. pumilio, Microtus pennsylvanicus and M. ochrogaster displaying virtually no climbing. Although the performance of some species was consistent with reports of their behavior in their field, several exceptions were noted. Significant positive correlations were found between time spent off the ground and the hind foot length ratio, number of square entries in the open field, and the amount of jumping in the open field as found in previous laboratory studies.