Abstract
Species removal experiments were conducted to determine the effects of competition upon resource use by Sigmodon hispidus and Reithrodontomys fulvescens on the Texas coastal prairie. Food and habitat use were measured in control (both species present) and experimental (one of the species removed) fields. Joint multivariate samples of these variables showed that diet was most important in differentiating the species niches. Niche shift was not detected after species removal for either species, suggesting that exploitative competition was of minor importance.
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