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Notes on the activity of wild Wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus , in artificial enclosures
Author(s) -
Gurnell J.
Publication year - 1975
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.1469-7998.1975.tb01397.x
Subject(s) - apodemus , biology , economic shortage , wood mouse , falling (accident) , food shortage , ecology , zoology , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , government (linguistics)
The activity of Wood mice, Apodemus sylvaticus , was monitored by light beams and photoelectric cells placed in runways. In outdoor enclosures it is shown that weather and time of the year both modify the activity pattern. The nature of the activity in an indoor residential maze is described and the effects of a food shortage noted.