04329nam a22005295i 4500 978-0-387-33666-4 DE-He213 20260521091904.0 cr nn 008mamaa 100301s2008 xxu| s |||| 0|eng d 9780387336664 99780387336664 10.1007/978-0-387-33666-4 doi CICY 591.7 23 Barrett, Gary W. editor. The Golden Mouse [recurso electrónico] : Ecology and Conservation / edited by Gary W. Barrett, George A. Feldhamer. New York, NY : Springer New York, 2008. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia recurso en línea cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda The Golden Mouse: A Levels-of-Organization Perspective -- The Golden Mouse: Taxonomy and Natural History -- Levels of Organization -- Population Ecology of the Golden Mouse -- Community Ecology of the Golden Mouse -- Ecosystem Ecology of the Golden Mouse -- Landscape Ecology of the Golden Mouse -- Transcending Processes -- Relative Abundance and Conservation: Is the Golden Mouse a Rare Species? -- The Golden Mouse: A Model of Energetic Efficiency -- Nesting Ecology of the Golden Mouse: An Oikos Engineer -- Ectoparasites, Bots, and Vector-Borne Diseases Associated with the Golden Mouse -- New Perspectives and Future Challenges -- Aesthetic Landscapes of the Golden Mouse -- Future Challenges and Research Opportunities: What Do We Really Know?. No 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. LIFE SCIENCES. ANIMAL ECOLOGY. ENDANGERED ECOSYSTEMS. ECOLOGY. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. ZOOLOGY. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. LIFE SCIENCES. ANIMAL ECOLOGY. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY. COMMUNITY & POPULATION ECOLOGY. ECOSYSTEMS. ZOOLOGY. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT. Feldhamer, George A. editor. SpringerLink (Online service) Springer eBooks Printed edition: 9780387336657 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33666-4 Ver el texto completo en las instalaciones del CICY ddc ER 33230 33230 0 0 ddc 0 0 LE CICY CICY EL 2025-07-10 0 591.7 2025-07-10 08:39:51 2025-07-10 ER