Basic ecology uses simple diagrams to illustrate how biomass is distributed in ecosystems. These “ecological pyramids” lump all primary producers (plants) at the base of the pyramid. The second level ...

He went on to say that “White-footed mice are found in deciduous, mixed, and coniferous woodlands in much of the eastern ...

Japanese scientists have successfully produced cloned mice using freeze-dried cells in a technique they believe could one day help conserve species and overcome challenges with current biobanking ...

A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they left. What does the mouse do? For two years, Nagoya University researchers ...

The adrenal glands of a Deer mouse (left) and Oldfield mouse (right), showing the relative size of the zona fasciculata (green) and the novel zona inaudita (red). NEW YORK, NY — What makes the ...

Both parents of oldfield mice care for offspring, whereas in deer mice, mothers usually care for pups. The discovery of a type of adrenal-gland cell that is present in oldfield mice but not in deer ...

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I think most people recognize a house mouse when they see it. However, similar species include other mice species and shrews. Rats resemble mice, but they are larger rodents. ICWDM indicates that ...