. Animal Ecology. Animal ecology. FIG. 26-3 In the Sonoran desert of Arizona. Saguaro (tree cactus at left), paloverde trees (in middle distance), tree cholla (cactus at right center), organ pipe cactus (upper right), creo- sote bush (the taller bushes in the foreground), and bur sage (the snnaller bushes in the foreground). Cactus mouse *Deer mouse Southern grasshopper mouse White-throated wood rat ?Desert wood rat * Coyote *Kit fox Gray fox ?Western spotted skunk Collared peccary Mountain sheep In the mesquite vegetation of New Mexico, the mouse and rat populations are highest in May with ab
. Animal Ecology. Animal ecology. FIG. 26-3 In the Sonoran desert of Arizona. Saguaro (tree cactus at left), paloverde trees (in middle distance), tree cholla (cactus at right center), organ pipe cactus (upper right), creo- sote bush (the taller bushes in the foreground), and bur sage (the snnaller bushes in the foreground). Cactus mouse *Deer mouse Southern grasshopper mouse White-throated wood rat ?Desert wood rat * Coyote *Kit fox Gray fox ?Western spotted skunk Collared peccary Mountain sheep In the mesquite vegetation of New Mexico, the mouse and rat populations are highest in May with about individuals per hectare () and with the kangaroo rats the most numerous species. These small desert mammals tend to have larger home ranges than do comparable species in deciduous forest and grassland (Blair 1943). Several of these species extend their ranges well south through the Chihua- huan faciation (Dalquest 1953). :'%.^.>*4f'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kendeigh, S. Charles (Samuel Charles), 1904-. Englewood Cliffs, N. J. , Prentice-Hall
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