02733nas a2200361   4500008004100000245007500041210006900116260005100185300001300236520157300249653002501822653002001847653002001867653000901887653002401896653001601920653004001936653001601976653002501992653001702017653002202034653002502056653002902081653002502110653002302135653001502158653002002173100001902193700001802212700001802230700001902248856010402267       1999                        eng d00aRare species of small mammals in northeastern Kansas tallgrass prairie0 aRare species of small mammals in northeastern Kansas tallgrass p  aKearney, NEbUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney  a120 -1263 aWe sampled small mammals in native tallgrass prairie habitat from autumn 1981 to spring 1998 on Konza Prairie Research Natural Area, Kansas. In 130,560 trap-nights, we captured 14 species of small mammals. In decreasing order of abundance, the relatively common species were the deer mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus), western harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys megalotis), Elliot's short-tailed shrew (Blarina hylophaga), white-footed mouse (P. leucopus), prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster), thirteen-lined ground squirrel (Spermophilus tridecemlineatus), and hispid cotton rat (Sigmodon hispidus). Likewise, rare species were the southern bog lemming (Synaptomys cooperi), hispid pocket mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus), eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana), house mouse (Mus musculus), plains harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys montanus), least shrew (Cryptotis parva), and meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius). Relative abundances of the rare species ranged from 0.002 (individuals/trapline/sampling period) for the meadow jumping mouse to 0.112 for the southern bog lemming. All rare species combined comprised approximately 2% of the small mammal community in grasslands on Konza Prairie. Southern bog lemmings selectively used sites that were left unburned for 2-3 years in contrast to those burned annually and those unburned for s 4 years. Time since fire had no detectable effect on numbers of individuals for the other 6 rare species. In addition, southern bog lemmings, eastern woodrats, and hispid pocket mice were distributed nonrandomly with respect to topography.
10aChaetodipus hispidus10aCryptotis parva10aeastern woodrat10afire10ahispid pocket mouse10ahouse mouse10aKonza Prairie Research Natural Area10aleast shrew10ameadow jumping mouse10aMus musculus10aNeotoma floridana10aplains harvest mouse10aReithrodontomys montanus10asouthern bog lemming10aSynaptomys cooperi10atopography10aZapus hudsonius1 aMcMillan, B.R.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.1 aSpringer, J.T.  uhttp://images.library.wisc.edu/EcoNatRes/EFacs/NAPC/NAPC16/reference/econatres.napc16.bmcmillan.pdf02110nas a2200217   4500008004100000245011400041210006900155300001300224490000700237520138200244653001201626653000901638653001401647653001301661653002201674653001301696100001501709700001901724700001901743856013001762       1998                        eng d00aInfluence of maternal diet and perishability on caching and consumption behavior of juvenile eastern woodrats0 aInfluence of maternal diet and perishability on caching and cons  a156 -1620 v793 aWe tested the hypotheses that juvenile eastern woodrats (Neotoma floridana) learned to select appropriate foods to cache by cues from the maternal diet and that the effect of perishability affected caching and consumption behavior of juvenile woodrats. In May 1993, female woodrats were mated and placed on a diet of garlic-flavored chow. Females in group A were fed garlic-flavored chow until offspring were weaned. Females in group B were fed garlic-flavored chow until parturition and then were placed on a diet of standard laboratory chow. All offspring were weaned at 45 days postpartum and maintained on a diet of standard laboratory chow. In October and November 1993, juveniles were tested to determine their preference for caching and consumption of garlic-flavored chow or a novel (mint) flavored chow. Juveniles in group A cached more garlic-flavored chow than juveniles in group B (P = 0.04). There was no difference between groups in the amount of garlic chow consumed (P = 0.5). Naive juveniles preferred to cache dry apple (P = 0.01) but preferred to consume fresh apple (P = 0.01). The outcome of our experiments suggests that maternal diet influences the cache-food selection of naive woodrats. Further, naive juvenile woodrats treat perishable and non-perishable foods in a manner similar to adults suggesting that their response to such foods is not learned.10acaching10adiet10ajuveniles10alearning10aNeotoma floridana10awoodrats1 aPost, D.M.1 aMcDonald, M.W.1 aReichman, O.J.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/influence-maternal-diet-and-perishability-caching-and-consumption-behavior-juvenile-eastern01911nas a2200241   4500008004100000245013300041210006900174300001300243490000700256520105200263653002701315653002701342653001201369653002201381653001801403653002001421653002101441653002201462653002501484100001501509700001601524856012901540       1995                        eng d00aAntimicrobial activity of dogwood fruits (Cornus drummondii) from winter food caches of the eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana )0 aAntimicrobial activity of dogwood fruits Cornus drummondii from   a419 -4250 v213 aPost-harvest loss of resources to microbial competitors affects a number of species of animals, and many of them have evolved behaviors that reduce the likelihood of such loss. We previously described the inhibition ofBacillus psychrophilus by dogwood fruits (Cornus drummondii), which can comprise a significant portion of the winter food cache of the eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana). The present study is a further investigation of the ability of dogwood fruits to inhibit growth ofB. psychrophilus. Additionally, we tested the antimicrobial activity of dogwood fruits onEscherichia coli andStaphlococcus aureus. Results of our study indicate that fresh fruits inhibit the growth ofB. psychrophilus andS. aureus but notE. coli. However, fruits taken from woodrat dens after four and six months storage inhibited growth of all three species of bacteria. Further, the strength of inhibition increased over the test period. We suggest the presence of an inhibitor allows woodrats to compete effectively for a valuable and limited food resource.10aantimicrobial activity10aBacillus psychrophilus10acaching10aCornus drummondii10adogwood fruit10aeastern woodrat10aEscherichia coli10aNeotoma floridana10aStaphlococcus aureus1 aPost, D.M.1 aUrban, J.E.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/antimicrobial-activity-dogwood-fruits-cornus-drummondii-winter-food-caches-eastern-woodrat01413nas a2200217   4500008004100000245009200041210006900133300001300202490000700215520071800222653001200940653000900952653002100961653001100982653001700993653002201010100001501032700001901047700001601066856011301082       1993                        eng d00aCharacteristics and significance of the caches of eastern woodrats (Neotoma floridana )0 aCharacteristics and significance of the caches of eastern woodra  a688 -6920 v743 aCaches from eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) dens were analyzed for plant-species composition, abundance, and energy content. Body mass and sex of den residents and the den volume were measured to determine correlations with energy content of caches. We found no difference between males and females in den volume or energy content of caches. However, a positive correlation existed between body mass of the cache owner and the amount of energy stored in the cache, such that larger individuals had a disproportionately greater reserve of energy stored in caches than did smaller individuals. The disparity suggests that small individuals are forced to forage outside the den more often than large individuals.10acaching10adens10aeastern woodrats10aenergy10afood storage10aNeotoma floridana1 aPost, D.M.1 aReichman, O.J.1 aWooster, D.  uhttp://lter.konza.ksu.edu/content/characteristics-and-significance-caches-eastern-woodrats-neotoma-floridana