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Observations on the Behavior and Population Dynamics of some Brazilian Atlantic Forest Rodents

Observations on the Behavior and Population Dynamics of some Brazilian Atlantic Forest Rodents INTRODUCTION The ecology and behavior of most species of rodents inhabiting the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil are poorly known, despite the high diversity and endemism of this fauna (Fonseca and Kierulf 1989). In fact, any researcher who Mammalia, t. 55, n° 4, 1991. intends to work on this group has yet to rely on the observations made by Davis (1945, 1947) at the mountains of Rio de Janeiro. The only recent published works on the subject are Carvalho (1965), Fonseca and Kierulff (1989) and Stallings (1989), although there are some miscellaneous informations in general papers like Alho (1982). During the course of a project on the effects of a bamboo mast-seeding on the populations of granivorous birds and rodents (Olmos, in prep.) I was able to gather a considerable amount of basic ecological data on several species of Atlantic forest rodents. Due to the apparent lack of effects of the mast-seeding on the local rodent populations my data are an insight on the life history of these species and can be compared to the scanty published information. STUDY AREA My work was conducted near the headquarters of Fazenda Intervales (24°ITS, 48°32'W), a state reserve on the Serra http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammals de Gruyter

Observations on the Behavior and Population Dynamics of some Brazilian Atlantic Forest Rodents

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
Copyright © 2009 Walter de Gruyter
ISSN
0025-1461
eISSN
1864-1547
DOI
10.1515/mamm.1991.55.4.555
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Abstract

INTRODUCTION The ecology and behavior of most species of rodents inhabiting the Atlantic forest of southeastern Brazil are poorly known, despite the high diversity and endemism of this fauna (Fonseca and Kierulf 1989). In fact, any researcher who Mammalia, t. 55, n° 4, 1991. intends to work on this group has yet to rely on the observations made by Davis (1945, 1947) at the mountains of Rio de Janeiro. The only recent published works on the subject are Carvalho (1965), Fonseca and Kierulff (1989) and Stallings (1989), although there are some miscellaneous informations in general papers like Alho (1982). During the course of a project on the effects of a bamboo mast-seeding on the populations of granivorous birds and rodents (Olmos, in prep.) I was able to gather a considerable amount of basic ecological data on several species of Atlantic forest rodents. Due to the apparent lack of effects of the mast-seeding on the local rodent populations my data are an insight on the life history of these species and can be compared to the scanty published information. STUDY AREA My work was conducted near the headquarters of Fazenda Intervales (24°ITS, 48°32'W), a state reserve on the Serra

Journal

Mammalia - International Journal of the Systematics, Biology and Ecology of Mammalsde Gruyter

Published: Jan 1, 1991

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