The effects of sex, age and commensal way of life on levels of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites in spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus)
Publication/Journal: Physiology & Behavior
Keywords: adrenocortical activity, commensalisms, feces, glucocorticoids, mating systems, non-invasive monitoring, rodents, social stress, sociality, welfare
2008
Structurally complex habitat and sensory adaptations mediate the behavioural responses of a desert rodent to an indirect cue for increased predation risk
Publication/Journal: Evolutionary Ecology Research
Keywords: acomys cahirinus, foraging pattern, giving-up density, habitat structure, moonlight, predation risk, predator refuges, rocky desert, structural complexity.
2003