Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions
We report the presence of Macrotarsomys bastardi, Bastard’s big - footed mouse, at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwestern Madagascar. Despite years of fieldwork, including field research targeting the nocturnal mammals, this species had never been reported here previously. A program of in...
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ftjafricanj:oai:ojs.ajol.info:article/44133 2023-05-15T18:05:14+02:00 Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions IAY Jack E Rasoazanabary 2009-07-09 application/pdf http://ajol.info/index.php/mcd/article/view/44133 en eng Madagascar Wildlife Conservation/JGI Switzerland http://ajol.info/index.php/mcd/article/view/44133 Copyright is owned by Madagascar Wildlife Conservation/JGI Switzerland Madagascar Conservation & Development; Vol 3, No 1 (2008) Peer-reviewed Article 2009 ftjafricanj 2010-01-05T09:26:53Z We report the presence of Macrotarsomys bastardi, Bastard’s big - footed mouse, at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwestern Madagascar. Despite years of fieldwork, including field research targeting the nocturnal mammals, this species had never been reported here previously. A program of intensive and random capture of nocturnal mammals was established over a period of one year (October 2006 to September 2007). We monitored the relative abundances and microhabitat preferences of small - bodied nocturnal mammals in three forests at Beza, as reflected in trapping success both on the ground and at heights of one to two meters in the trees. Three species are common at Beza (although they have different apparent habitat preferences): Microcebus griseorufus, Rattus rattus, and Echinops telfairi. Endemic rodents appear to be rare. Possible interactions between introduced rodents (rats and mice) and endemic species of rodents (Macrotarsomys and Eliurus) are also discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Rattus rattus AJOL - African Journals Online |
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We report the presence of Macrotarsomys bastardi, Bastard’s big - footed mouse, at the Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve in southwestern Madagascar. Despite years of fieldwork, including field research targeting the nocturnal mammals, this species had never been reported here previously. A program of intensive and random capture of nocturnal mammals was established over a period of one year (October 2006 to September 2007). We monitored the relative abundances and microhabitat preferences of small - bodied nocturnal mammals in three forests at Beza, as reflected in trapping success both on the ground and at heights of one to two meters in the trees. Three species are common at Beza (although they have different apparent habitat preferences): Microcebus griseorufus, Rattus rattus, and Echinops telfairi. Endemic rodents appear to be rare. Possible interactions between introduced rodents (rats and mice) and endemic species of rodents (Macrotarsomys and Eliurus) are also discussed. |
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IAY Jack E Rasoazanabary Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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Discovery of Macrotarsomys bastardi at Beza Mahafaly Special Reserve, southwest Madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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discovery of macrotarsomys bastardi at beza mahafaly special reserve, southwest madagascar, with observations on the dynamics of small mammal interactions |
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Madagascar Wildlife Conservation/JGI Switzerland |
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Madagascar Conservation & Development; Vol 3, No 1 (2008) |
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