Ranging and nesting behaviour of the dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius , in diverse low-growing woodland

摘要: Thirty-four dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) were radiotracked to investigate their movements and use of space. They found be entirely arboreal would make considerable detours rather than cross open ground. Their activities centred upon particular feeding sites which changed as the summer progressed. The animals did not range widely normally more 100 m from nest. Males travelled females. Male home ranges overlapped those females but each other. Dormice mostly chose artificial nestboxes; few natural nest in high shrub canopy, low shrubs where dormouse nests have previously been reported. implications these findings are discussed relation conservation management woodlands vulnerability populations.