LEADER 04881nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910784897003321 005 20230306161523.0 010 $a1-281-21691-7 010 $a9786611216917 010 $a0-387-33666-4 024 7 $a10.1007/978-0-387-33666-4 035 $a(CKB)1000000000399766 035 $a(EBL)337191 035 $a(OCoLC)437205692 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000164351 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11164748 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164351 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10120750 035 $a(PQKB)10691477 035 $a(DE-He213)978-0-387-33666-4 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC337191 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL337191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10217401 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL121691 035 $a(PPN)123740479 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000399766 100 $a20070312d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe golden mouse$b[electronic resource] $eecology and conservation /$fedited by Gary W. Barrett, George A. Feldhamer 205 $a1st ed. 2008. 210 $aNew York, N.Y. $cSpringer$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (250 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4899-9351-7 311 $a0-387-33665-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe golden mouse : a levels-of-organization perspective / Gary W. Barrett -- The golden mouse : taxonomy and natural history / George A. Feldhamer and Donald W. Linzey -- Population ecology of the golden mouse / Robert K. Rose -- Community ecology of the golden mouse / Cory C. Christopher and Guy N. Cameron -- Ecosystem ecology of the golden mouse / Steven W. Seagle -- Landscape ecology of the golden mouse / Jerry O. Wolff and Gary W. Barrett -- Relative abundance and conservation : is the golden mouse a rare species? / George A. Feldhamer and Anita T. Morzillo -- The golden mouse : a model of energetic efficiency / John D. Peles and Gary W. Barrett -- Nesting ecology of the golden mouse : an oikos engineer / Thomas M. Luhring and Gary W. Barrett -- Ectoparasites, bots, and vector-borne diseases associated with the golden mouse / Lance A. Durden -- Aesthetic landscapes of the golden mouse / Terry L. Barrett and Gary W. Barrett -- Future challenges and research opportunities : what do we really know? / Gary W. Barrett and George A. Feldhamer. 330 $aNo group of mammals has more species than Rodentia. With close to 2300 recognized species throughout the world, Rodents comprise about forty-two percent of all living mammalian species. These mammals can have major impacts on human life?they can be major crop depredators, vectors of disease, and important models for scientific research. When we hear the familiar phrase charismatic mammalian megafauna, we immediately envision large, powerful carnivores like lions and grizzly bears, or sleek, graceful ungulates like deer and antelope. But we rarely hear about charismatic mammalian microfauna, such as mice. The golden mouse is considered by many to be the most charismatic and ecologically unique of the mammalian microfauna. This volume is the first attempt to draw together what is known about the golden mouse ranging from systematics, natural history, and population dynamics to coexistence, nesting behavior, and semi-arboreal living in managed and natural ecological systems. In this scholarly work, the golden mouse is used as a model to explore conceptual issues in ecology across levels of organization from organism to landscape, integrating reductionism and holistic ecological science. Chapters also include ecological processes such as behavior, energetics, evolution, and regulation that transcend these levels of organization. Future integrative research studies across levels of organization also are addressed. The Golden Mouse: Ecology and Conservation will interest students and professionals in conservation biology, ecology, mammalogy, and wildlife management, as well as readers interested in natural history. About the Editors: Gary W. Barrett is Odum Professor of Ecology at the University of Georgia, Athens, GA. George A. Feldhamer is Professor of Zoology, and Director of the Environmental Studies Program at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. 606 $aMuridae$xEcology$zSouthern States 606 $aMuridae$xConservation$zSouthern States 606 $aMice$zSouthern States 615 0$aMuridae$xEcology 615 0$aMuridae$xConservation 615 0$aMice 676 $a599.35 701 $aBarrett$b Gary W$0515643 701 $aFeldhamer$b George A$01474916 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784897003321 996 $aThe golden mouse$93688853 997 $aUNINA