Activity patterns and burrowing ecology of the giant pouched rat (Cricetomys emini) in Tshuapa Province, D. R. Congo

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• Alternative Title:
  Mammalia
• Personal Author:
  Kalemba, Lem’s N. ; Morgan, Clint N. ; Nakazawa, Yoshinori J. ; Mauldin, Matthew R. ; Malekani, Jean M. ; Doty, Jeffrey B.
• Description:
  Rodents of the genus | have been reported to be nocturnal with a bimodal activity pattern and to frequently change burrows. However, no studies to date have examined these ecological aspects with the use of radio-telemetry. Five | were captured and radio-collared to study their activity patterns and burrowing ecology from 9 March to 15 April 2016. Nocturnal activity ranged between the hours of 18:00 and 05:00 with a probable reduction of activities between 20:00-23:00 and around 04:00 with diurnal activity between 06:00 and 17:00 h with a reduction of activity between 11:00 and 14:00. While the present study does confirm nocturnal activity and a bimodal pattern, this study also suggests greater diurnal activity as compared to previous studies. Additionally, data presented here also suggest that |. | may not change burrows as frequently as previously reported.
• Keywords:
  Activity Patterns Burrowing Ecology Cricetomys Emini D.R. Congo Giant Pouched Rats
• Source:
  Mammalia. 86(6):562-569
• Pubmed ID:
  39071242
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11274877
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  86
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:394f73d99c90b9e444914a17595c0696bd43e7abf28433ccd4f11ae459f6e7fac7efa88446fb18e7c46c0de93d79bd53aac05b19e2816db043569008121cee3c
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