Foraging and Food Selection in a Desert Rodent: Diet Shifts of the Sandy Inland Mouse between Population Booms and Busts
Seeds are commonly viewed as the mainstay of the diet of desert rodents. We describe the diet of a common Australian desert rodent, the sandy inland mouse <i>Pseudomys hermannsburgensis</i>, using direct observations of free-living animals and analysis of the stomach contents of preserve...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-05-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/13/10/1702 |