Food habits of four species of rodents on a short-grass prairie in Colorado

Author(s)
Flake, Lester D.
Year
Article Title
Food habits of four species of rodents on a short-grass prairie in Colorado
Volume
54
Issue
3
Pages
636-647
Start Page Number
636
Final Page
647
Review

Datapoints

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Species: Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Type
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents Diptera adult (0.5); Coleoptera adult (9.8); Coleoptera egg (0.2); Coleoptera larva (4.8); Hemiptera - Leaf hopper (4.6); Hymenoptera - Ant (0.2); Lepidoptera adult (1.9); Lepidoptera larva (6.0); Orthoptera - Cricket (0.4), Grasshopper (5.6); Spiders (2.4); Centipedes (0.1); Unidentified arthropods (1.7); Tissues of small animals (0.4); Forbs (7.8); Grasses and Sedges (3.4); Shrubs (2.2); Fungi - Endogone (1.1); Lichens (0.4); Mosses (0.1); Seeds (39.0). 656 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents ANIMAL MATTER: Coleoptera adults (10.9); Coleoptera larvae (24.4); Grasshoppers (2.6); Leaf hoppers (0.1); Lepidoptera adults (2.1); Lepidoptera larvae (17.6); Spiders (2.8); PLANT MATTER: Seeds (11.4); Total forbs (9.5) - Kochia scoparia (3.6); Total grasses and sedges (1.7); Total shrubs (1.7). 123 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents ANIMAL MATTER: Coleoptera adults (10.8); Coleoptera larvae (1.4); Grasshoppers (5.7); Leaf hoppers (3.4); Lepidoptera adults (4.4); Lepidoptera larvae (1.3); Spiders (2.5); PLANT MATTER: Seeds (40.3); Total forbs (10.4) - Kochia scoparia (6.7); Total grasses and sedges (3.5); Total shrubs (1.1). 92 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents ANIMAL MATTER: Coleoptera adults (9.8); Coleoptera larvae (1.1); Grasshoppers (7.7); Leaf hoppers (1.7); Lepidoptera adults (1.3); Lepidoptera larvae (1.0); Spiders (2.4); PLANT MATTER: Seeds (47.8); Total forbs (4.8) - Kochia scoparia (3.1); Total grasses and sedges (4.3); Total shrubs (0.9). 102 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents ANIMAL MATTER: Coleoptera adults (7.6); Coleoptera larvae (0.2); Grasshoppers (5.1); Leaf hoppers (2.1); Lepidoptera adults (0.2); Lepidoptera larvae (0.5); Spiders (2.5); PLANT MATTER: Seeds (65.7); Total forbs (6.3) - Kochia scoparia (3.2); Total grasses and sedges (1.3); Total shrubs (0.6). 134 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents ANIMAL MATTER: Coleoptera adults (4.8); Coleoptera larvae (0.1); Grasshoppers (2.5); Leaf hoppers (7.0); Lepidoptera adults (0.5); Lepidoptera larvae (1.3); Spiders (0.3); PLANT MATTER: Seeds (65.4); Total forbs (4.3) - Kochia scoparia (0.6); Total grasses and sedges (4.8); Total shrubs (2.6). 97 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition estimated percent volume, by ranking method, of total matter in stomach contents ANIMAL MATTER: Coleoptera adults (11.0); Coleoptera larvae (3.6); Grasshoppers (6.4); Leaf hoppers (13.3); Lepidoptera adults (2.3); Lepidoptera larvae (19.4); Spiders (2.6); PLANT MATTER: Seeds (22.5); Total forbs (4.7) - Kochia scoparia (1.9); Total grasses and sedges (4.0); Total shrubs (3.8). 108 % Both Adults and Juveniles Pawnee National Grassland Exposure Factor Datasets

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