Food Hoarding by Merriam's Kangaroo Rats: A Test of Alternative Hypotheses

Ecology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (8) ◽  
pp. 2470-2481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Jenkins ◽  
Aron Rothstein ◽  
Wendy C. H. Green
Keyword(s):  
Food Hoarding ◽  
Kangaroo Rats ◽  
Alternative Hypotheses ◽  
Merriam's Kangaroo Rats

scholarly journals COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AFFECTS FOOD-HOARDING BEHAVIOR OF MERRIAM'S KANGAROO RATS (DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI)

2006 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda L. Murray ◽  
Amy M. Barber ◽  
Stephen H. Jenkins ◽  
William S. Longland
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Environment ◽  
Food Hoarding ◽  
Kangaroo Rats ◽  
Dipodomys Merriami ◽  
Hoarding Behavior ◽  
Merriam's Kangaroo Rats

Aboveground Activity of Merriam's Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys Merriami) in Relation To Sex and Reproduction

Behaviour ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 96 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 210-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Behrends ◽  
Margo I. Wilson ◽  
Martin Daly
Keyword(s):  
Kangaroo Rats ◽  
Dipodomys Merriami ◽  
Merriam's Kangaroo Rats

Effects of Food Preference on Scatter-Hoarding by Kangaroo Rats (Dipodomys Merriami)

Behaviour ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 135 (6) ◽  
pp. 823-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Daly ◽  
Lisa Leaver
Keyword(s):  
Food Preference ◽  
Laboratory Studies ◽  
Scatter Hoarding ◽  
Kangaroo Rats ◽  
Dipodomys Merriami ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Merriam's Kangaroo Rats

AbstractTwo laboratory studies were conducted to determine whether Merriam's kangaroo rats invest greater effort in the caching of a more preferred food. As predicted, more of the preferred food was cached and yet the individual caches were smaller. The second experiment showed wider dispersion of the preferred food, and these caches were placed further away from the source. These findings imply that investment in protecting food from pilferage is adjusted in relation to the animal's evaluation of that food.

Spatial patterns of food storage by Merriam's kangaroo rats

1992 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen H. Jenkins ◽  
Rebecca A. Peters
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Patterns ◽  
Food Storage ◽  
Kangaroo Rats ◽  
Merriam's Kangaroo Rats
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