Abstract
Seasonal Changes in Burrowing of the Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus L., 1758) (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the City [Сезонная динамика в использовании нор у обыкновенного хомяка (Cricetus cricetus L., 1758) (Rodentia: Cricetidae) в городе
Highlights
In Simferopol the Common hamster was known since 1907 (Ognev, 1924) but an abundant urban population was firstly registered since the 70th of XX century (Tovpinets et al, 2006)
The present paper describes seasonal changes in burrowing activity of the Common hamster at the experimental plot in the Simferopol city park
The largest number of burrows was registered in November (Table 2), when hamsters actively prepare new winter burrows and clear up the old ones
Summary
Urbanization on the global scale is constantly progressing and the urban human population is expected to increase by 2.5 billion in the 30 years (World urbanization prospects..., 2014). V. Seasonal Changes in Burrowing of the Common Hamster (Cricetus cricetus L., 1758) (Rodentia: Cricetidae) in the City. Changes in the burrow numbers and their distribution over an area might be important indicators of the population status for the Common hamster in an urban environment.
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