The biology of small rodents in the grassland community of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda

Neal, Brian Richard (1967) The biology of small rodents in the grassland community of Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. University of Southampton, Doctoral Thesis.

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Abstract

During the period April 1965 to May 1966 a total of 2,390 small mammals, representing 14 species of rodents and various species of Ineectivora, were collected in four grassland areas of the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda, Two areas were trapped throughout a complete year and the main seasonal changes occuring in the grassland were recorded. In one area the distribution of the different rodent species was studied with respect to the major plant communities. Each species was found to have a slightly different distribution. In general those species with more specialized feeding habits had restricted distributions compared with the omnivorous species. The distribution and hebitat preferences of the rodents were found to be profoundly modified by burning in the grassland. At first the number of animals and species present in the burnt areas were reduced, apparently by emigration to the unburnt areas. Some species were more effected by the burn than others.

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