PLATE 18 KANGAROO RATS OF CALIFORNIA
Tags: KANGAROO rats; DIPODOMYS agilis; HETEROMYIDAE; RODENTS
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- FOCUS ON NATURE. // Endangered Species Update;Jul-Sep2004, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p113
Describes the giant kangaroo rats or Dipodomys ingens that can be found in California's San Joaquin Valley. Physical appearance of the animal; Behavior of the rats; Protective mechanisms used by the animal.
- PLATE 17 KANGAROO RATS OF THE SOUTHWEST. // Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America;2006, p34
An encyclopedia entry for "kangaroo rats of the Southwest" is presented. The Ord's kangaroo or Dipodomys ordii is small with a tail that is relatively short and is found usually on sandy soil. The Merriam's kangaroo rat or Dipodomys merriami is similar to Ord's but its tail averages longer and...
- Coexisting desert rodents differ in selection of microhabitats for cache placement and pilferage. SWARTZ, MARYKE J.; JENKINS, STEPHEN H.; DOCHTERMANN, NED A. // Journal of Mammalogy;Oct2010, Vol. 91 Issue 5, p1261
Seed caching by desert rodents in the family Heteromyidae is an important behavioral adaptation for animals living in environments with limited and unpredictable food resources. Heteromyids cache seeds throughout their home ranges, either concentrated in 1 location (larder hoard) or in multiple,...
- Seasonal link between food hoarding and burrow use in a nonhibernating rodent. White, Jeremy A.; Geluso, Keith // Journal of Mammalogy;Feb2012, Vol. 93 Issue 1, p149
Food-storage behaviors can be plastic for food-hoarding species. Some hibernating, granivorous rodents switch seasonally from scatter hoarding (storing food in small, separate caches) to larder hoarding (concentrating food in a central location). To date, little is known about seasonal...
- SKULL PLATE 4 POCKET MICE, KANGAROO RATS, AND MURID RATS. // Peterson Field Guide to Mammals of North America;2006, p142
An encyclopedia entry for "pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and murid rats" is presented. It presents the length of the skulls and dental formula for the heteromyid rodents, including the hispid pocket mouse or Chaetodipus hispidus, the silky pocket mouse or Perognathus flavus, and the dark kangaroo...
- Use of different signaling modalities to communicate status by dominant and subordinate Heermann�s kangaroo rats ( Dipodomys heermanni). Shier, Debra; Randall, Jan // Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology;May2007, Vol. 61 Issue 7, p1023
Dominance relationships in solitary species may be an important factor in the maintenance of long-term, stable relationships among territorial neighbors. We examined the mediation of intraspecific interactions in a solitary, territorial kangaroo rat, Dipodomys heermanni, and tested whether...
- Systematics and morphologic variation in two chromosomal forms of the agile kangaroo rat... Sullivan, Robert Miles; Best, Troy L. // Journal of Mammalogy;Aug97, Vol. 78 Issue 3, p775
Presents the results of a study which was carried out to analyze the morphologic variation between two chromosomal forms of Dipodomys agilis (agile kangaroo rat). Performance of discriminant-function analysis; Use of external, cranial, and bacular characters.
- BASAL CLADES AND MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF HETEROMYID RODENTS. Hafner, John C.; Light, Jessica E.; Hafner, David J.; Hafner, Mark S.; Reddington, Emily; Rogers, Duke S.; Riddle, Brett R. // Journal of Mammalogy;Oct2007, Vol. 88 Issue 5, p1129
The New World rodent family Heteromyidae shows a marvelous array of ecomorphological types, from bipedal, arid-adapted forms to scansorial, tropical-adapted forms. Although recent studies have resolved most of the phylogenetic relationships among heteromyids at the shallower taxonomic levels,...
- SPACING AS A PREDICTOR OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN KANGAROO RATS (DIPODOMYS HEERMANNIARENAE). Shier, Debra M.; Randall, Jan A. // Journal of Mammalogy;Oct2004, Vol. 85 Issue 5, p1002
We examined intraspecific space use of free-ranging kangaroo rats (Dipodomys heermanni) during the breeding season using behavioral observations and radiotelemetry. Home ranges of males were significantly larger than those of females. Female D. heermanni maintained exclusive territories with...
