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On the ecology and distribution of subterranean insectivores in Kenya
Author(s) -
Duncan P.,
Wrangham R. W.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1971.tb01302.x
Subject(s) - biology , insectivore , ecology , mount , distribution (mathematics) , zoology , habitat , mathematical analysis , mathematics , computer science , operating system
The Golden mole, Chrysochloris stuhlmanni fosteri, occurs in the west of Kenya, on Mount Elgon and the Cherangani Hills, while the mole‐shrews, Surdisorex pollulus and 5. norae occur on Mount Kenya and the Aberdare Mountains respectively (Fig. 1). These species were trapped and their stomach contents recorded over two months. Some ecological similarities between C.s. fosteri and Surdisorex are noted, and the factors responsible or their present‐day distribution are suggested.