The Golden Mouse Ecology and Conservation /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Barrett, Gary W. (Editor), Feldhamer, George A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Animal ecology.; Ecosystems.; Community ecology, Biotic.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Zoology.; Environmental management.; Life Sciences.; Animal Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.; Community & Population Ecology.; Environmental Management.

No group of mammals has more species than Rodentia. With close to 2300 recognized species throughout the world, Rodents comprise about forty-two percent of all living mammalian species. These mammals can have major impacts on human life—they can be major crop depredators, vectors of disease, and imp...

Table of Contents:

• The Golden Mouse: A Levels-of-Organization Perspective
• The Golden Mouse: Taxonomy and Natural History
• Levels of Organization
• Population Ecology of the Golden Mouse
• Community Ecology of the Golden Mouse
• Ecosystem Ecology of the Golden Mouse
• Landscape Ecology of the Golden Mouse
• Transcending Processes
• Relative Abundance and Conservation: Is the Golden Mouse a Rare Species?
• The Golden Mouse: A Model of Energetic Efficiency
• Nesting Ecology of the Golden Mouse: An Oikos Engineer
• Ectoparasites, Bots, and Vector-Borne Diseases Associated with the Golden Mouse
• New Perspectives and Future Challenges
• Aesthetic Landscapes of the Golden Mouse
• Future Challenges and Research Opportunities: What Do We Really Know?.