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Using field surveys and manipulative experiments, Zhong et al. evaluated how habitat modification by Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii) influences predation risk from shrikes in a steppe grassland, located in Inner Mongolia, China. Image credit: Guoliang Li.

Brandt’s Voles Trim Tall Grass to Watch Predatory Birds, Study Shows

Mar 11, 2022 by News Staff

A steppe-dwelling rodent species called the Brandt’s vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii) actively modifies habitat structure by cutting down a large, unpalatable...