Least Shrew (Cryptotis parva) Mortality during Simulated Rainfall

An experiment involving artificial rainfall on large boxes containing simulated forest floor suggests that rainstorms can cause significant mortality in least shrews. Animals which were in underground burrows during heavy rainfall became soaked, came to the surface and died. Animals in the same cont...

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Published in:The American midland naturalist 1981-07, Vol.106 (1), p.201-202
Main Authors: Esher, R. J., Wolfe, J. L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal nesting
Animals
Burrows
Cryptotis parva
Forest litter
Forest soils
Mammals
Mortality
Notes and Discussion
Rain
Shrews
Storms
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Summary:An experiment involving artificial rainfall on large boxes containing simulated forest floor suggests that rainstorms can cause significant mortality in least shrews. Animals which were in underground burrows during heavy rainfall became soaked, came to the surface and died. Animals in the same containers, occupying surface nests of their own construction, survived without ill effects.
ISSN:0003-0031
1938-4238
DOI:10.2307/2425151