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The diet of wood mice Apodemus sylvaticus living in a sand dune habitat in north‐east Scotland
Author(s) -
Zubaid A.,
Gorman M. L.
Publication year - 1991
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.1469-7998.1991.tb03813.x
Subject(s) - apodemus , biology , woodland , wood mouse , habitat , ecology , invertebrate , population , sand dune stabilization , demography , sociology
This study describes seasonal changes in the diet of a population of wood mice inhabiting a maritime sand dune system. Invertebrates, particularly coleopterans, formed the bulk of the diet throughout the year. This is in sharp contrast to previous studies of mice living in woodlands which eat mainly seeds and other plant matter.