The foods consumed by animals reflect their adaptations and ecological roles, which makes
diet an important trait for ecological, evolutionary, and paleobiological research. Rodents …

Small-mammal faunas of tropical savannas consist of endemic assemblages of murid
rodents, small marsupials, and insectivores on four continents. Small mammals in tropical …

In the Cerrado savannas from Brazil fire events are common and strongly influence the
vegetation structure and, consequently, the associated small mammals. In this paper, we …

Previous studies in tropical rain forests suggest that most small mammal species reach their
highest densities in disturbed habitats; however, only a few sites have been examined …

Years of fire suppression, decreases in herbivores, and global climate change have led to
shifts in savannas worldwide. Natural open vegetation such as grasslands and shrublands …

Microhabitat selection, diet breadth and overlap in seasons of low and high population
density were used to evaluate the likelihood of interspecific competition in a rodent …

This work is based on a survey of small mammals carried out in the Chapada dos Veadeiros
National Park, a natural reserve located in the mountains of the Planalto Central Goiano in …

Studies on patterns of habitat use by mammals are necessary for understanding the
mechanisms involved in their distribution and abundance. In this study, we used the spool …

We investigated the relative influences of vegetation cover, invertebrate biomass as an
index of food availability and the short-term effects of fires on the spatial variation in …

Population dynamics of small mammals can be strongly influenced by seasonality. Long-
term studies are important in detecting population size variation in small mammals, and …