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

Author(s)

Flake, Lester D.

Year

Mon, 01/01/1973 - 12:00

Article Title

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

Volume

Issue

Pages

636-647

Start Page Number

636

Final Page

647

Review

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 datapoints.

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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