| preference and aversion for deterrent chemicals in two species of peromyscus mouse. | deterrent chemicals such as quinine hydrochloride (qhc1) are generally considered to be aversive to mammals at all detectable concentrations. however, several species contain individuals that drink solutions containing low concentrations of deterrents in preference to plain water. the present study examines this paradoxical preference in two species of mouse, peromyscus melanotis and p. aztecus. preliminary findings had suggested that whereas some p. aztecus prefer low concentrations of qhc1, no ... | 1993 | 8327593 |
| genetic compatibility of peromyscus maniculatus and peromyscus melanotis, as indicated by breeding studies and morphometrics. | | 1974 | 4443646 |
| behavioral and ecological interactions of foraging mice (peromyscus melanotis) with overwintering monarch butterflies (danaus plexippus) in méxico. | mice (peromyscus melanotis) immigrate extensively to overwintering colonies of monarch butterflies (danaus plexippus) in méxico. there they feed on both live and dead butterflies that accumulate on the ground and in low vegetation. through a series of feeding experiments, we examined the potential impact of mouse predation on these colonies, as well as how this predation was influenced by the accessibility and the degree of desiccation of the monarchs. mice attacked on average 39.9 wet (freshlyk ... | 1988 | 28310839 |
| host species influence on flea (siphonaptera) infection parameters of terrestrial micromammals in a temperate forest of mexico. | studies of abundance and distribution of organisms are fundamental to ecology. the identity of host species is known to be one of the major factors influencing ectoparasitic flea abundance, but explanations are still needed regarding how host taxa influence abundance parameters of different flea species. this study was carried out at la malinche national park (lmnp), tlaxcala, mexico, where previously 11 flea species had been recorded on 8 host species. our aims were to list micromammal flea spe ... | 2019 | 30486915 |