Yellow-necked mouse  (Apodemus flavicollis)

Species information

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Glossary

  • Hibernate: a winter survival strategy characteristic of some mammals in which an animal's metabolic rate slows down and a state of deep sleep is attained. Whilst hibernating, animals survive on stored reserves of fat that they have accumulated in summer. In insects, the correct term for hibernation is 'diapause', a temporary pause in development and growth. Any stage of the lifecycle (eggs, larvae, pupae or adults) may enter diapause, which is typically associated with winter.
  • Refection: in mammals, a process wherein food passes quickly through the gut and is re-eaten as it leaves the anus.
  • Ultrasound: sounds that are above the range of human hearing.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (May 2002) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. The Mammal Society yellow-necked mouse fact sheet (August 2002) http://www.abdn.ac.uk/mammal/yellow_necked_mouse.shtml
  3. Leach, M. (1990) Mice of the British Isles. Shire Natural History. Shire Publications Ltd, Aylesbury.
  4. Macdonald, D. W. & Tattersall, F. T. (2001) Britain's mammals- the challenge for conservation. The Wildlife Conservation research Unit, Oxford University. www.wildcru.org
  5. The Ecology and Conservation of the yellow-necked mouse (Apodemus flavicollis). Aidan Marsh. (August 2002): http://www.bio.bris.ac.uk/research/mammal/yellow.html
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