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Yasuda M ., . and Miura S ., . and Nor Azman Hussein, . Evidance for food hoarding behaviour in terrestrial rodents in Pasoh Forest Reserve a Malaysian lowland rain forest. pp. 164-173. ISSN 0128-1283
Abstract
Evidance for food hoarding behaviour in terrestrial rodents in Pasoh Forest Reserve a Malaysian lowland rain forest. Food hoarding behaviour of terrestrial rodents in a Malaysian forest was studied using a thread-making method and automatic camera system. The fruit of an introduced palm species Elaeis guineensis (oil palm) was used as bait for the experiment. Two types of scatter hoarding were recognised: 1) nocturnal rats Leopoldamys sabanus and Maxomys spp. cached fruit on the ground covered with leaves (93 percent and 100 percent of stored fruit respectively) 2) the diurnal ground squirrel Lariscus insignis cached fruit in soil (82 percent). Mean distances from a feeding platform to caches made by Leopoldamys sabanus and Lariscus insignis were 16.1 m plus minus 1.44 s.e. (n 30 range 0.4 - 29.4 m) and 15.3 m plus minus 2.10 s.e. (n 11 range 5.2 - 32.7 m) respectively. The longevity of caches was short: 37 of 47 caches (78.7 percent) were retrieved within a day. The evidance for hoarding behaviour among terrestrial rodents is the first ever reported from Malaysian rain forests.
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Abstract
Evidance for food hoarding behaviour in terrestrial rodents in Pasoh Forest Reserve a Malaysian lowland rain forest. Food hoarding behaviour of terrestrial rodents in a Malaysian forest was studied using a thread-making method and automatic camera system. The fruit of an introduced palm species Elaeis guineensis (oil palm) was used as bait for the experiment. Two types of scatter hoarding were recognised: 1) nocturnal rats Leopoldamys sabanus and Maxomys spp. cached fruit on the ground covered with leaves (93 percent and 100 percent of stored fruit respectively) 2) the diurnal ground squirrel Lariscus insignis cached fruit in soil (82 percent). Mean distances from a feeding platform to caches made by Leopoldamys sabanus and Lariscus insignis were 16.1 m plus minus 1.44 s.e. (n 30 range 0.4 - 29.4 m) and 15.3 m plus minus 2.10 s.e. (n 11 range 5.2 - 32.7 m) respectively. The longevity of caches was short: 37 of 47 caches (78.7 percent) were retrieved within a day. The evidance for hoarding behaviour among terrestrial rodents is the first ever reported from Malaysian rain forests.
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| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | Summaries (En Ms) |
| AGROVOC Term: | RODENTIA |
| AGROVOC Term: | RATS |
| AGROVOC Term: | SQUIRRELS |
| AGROVOC Term: | FOODS |
| AGROVOC Term: | FORAGING |
| AGROVOC Term: | FEEDING |
| AGROVOC Term: | BEHAVIOUR |
| AGROVOC Term: | SEED DISPERSAL |
| AGROVOC Term: | ELAEIS GUINEENSIS |
| AGROVOC Term: | RAIN FORESTS |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan |
| Last Modified: | 24 Apr 2025 05:52 |
| URI: | http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17968 |
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