Aim Spatial processes and environmental filtering are important factors shaping community
composition, but their effects are rarely tested across all aspects and components of beta …

A total of 750 rodents and shrews were trapped in several sites on Mount (Mt.) Kilimanjaro
and in two lowland sites between October 2002 and August 2003. Species diversity …

Here, we conducted a survey to examine the diversity, distribution and habitat association of
small mammals from August 2011 to February 2012 incorporating both wet and dry seasons …

A study on microhabitat, altitudinal and seasonal influences on small mammal abundance in
Mount Rungwe Nature Forest Reserve, Tanzania was carried out from March 2019 to …

Rodent diversity and community assemblages are affected by several biotic and abiotic
factors such as vegetation structure and seasonality. Vegetation structure particularly ground …

Understanding species distribution across elevational gradients is crucial for developing
conservation strategies for montane biotic systems. A survey of small mammals was …

Small rodents are increasingly gaining importance as agricultural pests, with their
distribution and abundance known to vary across landscapes. This study aimed at …

Pest rodents remain key biotic constraints to cereal crops production in the East African
region where they occur, especially in seasons of outbreaks. Despite that, Uganda has scant …

Background: Rodents which constitute 42% of the world's mammalian population are major
reservoirs of pathogens that cause zoonoses. Currently we know little about rodents' …

The grey-bellied pygmy mouse (Mus triton) from the endemic African subgenus Nannomys
is a widespread rodent species inhabiting the highlands of eastern and central Africa …