TUNNEL SYSTEM STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN POCKET GOPHER

TUNNEL SYSTEM STRUCTURE OF THE SOUTHEASTERN POCKET GOPHER

Excavation of 40 tunnel systems of Geomys pinetis revealed a high percentage contained a sharply pitched, tightly spiraled, "staircase" tunnel connecting shallow and deep burrow passages. In addition to the previously unknown spiral tunnels, specialized nest and food cache chambers were di...

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Veröffentlicht in:Florida scientist 1973-04, Vol.36 (2/4), p.97-103
Hauptverfasser: Brown, Larry N., Hickman, Graham C.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Animal nesting
Animals
Body size
Burrows
Excavations
Mammals
Sand soils
Staircases
Tubers
Tunnels
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Zusammenfassung:Excavation of 40 tunnel systems of Geomys pinetis revealed a high percentage contained a sharply pitched, tightly spiraled, "staircase" tunnel connecting shallow and deep burrow passages. In addition to the previously unknown spiral tunnels, specialized nest and food cache chambers were discovered in the bi-level tunnel system.
ISSN:0098-4590