Does ungulate disturbance mediate behavioural and physiological stress responses in Algerian mice ( Mus spretus )? A wild exclosure experiment

[摘要] Ungulate densities increased recently in Mediterranean oak ecosystem where acorn-dispersing small rodents, like the Algerian mouse (Mus spretus), are keystone species. Recent work showed important effects of ungulates on the environment (vegetation and so

[学科分类] 动物科学

[关键词] faecal corticosterone metabolites;physiological reactions;rodents;soil compaction;vegetation cover;ungulate impacts