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  1. Foraging behaviour of two rodent species inhabiting a kopje (rocky outcrop) in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya

    Foraging behaviour of two rodent species inhabiting a kopje (rocky outcrop) in Tsavo West National Park, Kenya

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Zoology • Authors: Benjamin G. Fanson --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A. Kerry V. Fanson --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A. Joel S. Brown --- Department of Biological Sciences, U.S.A.
    We employed patch use theory to evaluate how several environmental factors influence the foraging behaviour of two rodent species: Grammomys dolichurus and Acomys cahirinus. Foraging efficiency was determined by measuring the remaining food in artificial food patches (giving-up densities: GUDs)...