@article{fdi:010060474,
  title = {{E}cology of a typical {W}est {A}frican {S}udanian savannah rodent community},
  author = {{B}a, {K}halilou and {K}ane, {M}amadou and {G}authier, {P}hilippe and {G}ranjon, {L}aurent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he small-mammal community of a typical {S}udanian savannah area of south-eastern {S}enegal was studied by way of intensive sampling at the beginning ({J}uly) and at the end ({N}ovember) of the rainy season. {A} total of 5931 trapnights and 200 pitfallnights yielded 767 small mammals, including 757 rodents of 12 species, as well as a few shrews and hedgehogs. {A}ccumulation curve indicated that the rodent community was well sampled. {M}urine rodents were far more numerous than gerbilline rodents, and among them, {M}astomys erythroleucus was the dominant species, being caught in high numbers in all habitats. {A}rvicanthis niloticus and {P}raomys daltoni were also abundant, followed by {M}astomys natalensis and {G}erbilliscus guineae. {A}bundances were high at the beginning of the rainy season when reproductive activity was low in all species. {A}t the end of the rainy season, murine rodents were actively involved in reproduction, while gerbilline rodents were at their lowest density. {S}ignificant changes in relative abundance among habitats (including human dwellings) were observed between periods in some species, suggesting seasonal trends in habitat preferences. {T}his may help species coexistence in this species-rich rodent community, in an area likely to be submitted to significant habitat alterations in the years to come.},
  keywords = {{G}erbillinae ; habitat preferences ; {M}urinae ; reproduction ; {S}enegal ; small mammals ; {AFRIQUE} {DE} {L}'{OUEST} ; {ZONE} {SOUDANOSAHELIENNE} ; {SENEGAL}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}frican {J}ournal of {E}cology},
  volume = {51},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {447--455},
  ISSN = {0141-6707},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1111/aje.12055},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010060474},
}