نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
موسسه تحقیقات جنگلها و مراتع، تهران، صندوق پستی: 116-13185
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
نویسندگان [English]
In the coufse of studying rodents associated with saxaul plantations of zavareh area in the period 1998 to 2000, 600 samples were captured of which, six species of mice were identified, using morphological characteristics of the body and skull. Six species of mice were identified. Of total captured samples, 65.5yo belonged to Meriones libycus species of Cricetidae family. This is a small jird widely occurs in saxaul plantations and their neighboring croplands of arid areas and deserts. Second most aboundant species belonged to Gerbillus nanus with 30.5% of Cricetidae. Species of Mus musculus and M. m. wagneri which are domestic mice were found in saxaul plantations bordering with farmland areas. Apodemus sylvaticus was also captured from marginal lands. These 3 latter species with less than 0.8% abundance of captured samples belonged to Muridae. Rhombomys opimus, which was observed only in arid areas and deserts, consists O.lolr-ottotal captured specimens. Except for M. libycus which is active on dark and was captured at night, the other species are diurnal and were captured during the daY.
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