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Data on the daily activity and mobility of the common shrew (Sorex araneusL.) were obtained by the method of animal marking and recapturing in test plots. Sex- and age-related differences in the locomotor activity of animals were revealed, which depended on population size and the phase of the population cycle. Under natural conditions, animal activity in the daytime proved to decrease to a lesser extent than in captivity. The mobility (locomotor activity) of shrews was shown to depend on population density, reproductive rate, and weather.
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Ivanter, E.V., Makarov, A.M. Daily Activity and Mobility of the Common Shrew (Sorex araneus L.). Russian Journal of Ecology 33, 280–285 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016224522263
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