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  1. The Effects of Mammalian Herbivores on Successional Grasslands in Central Illinois

    … granivory affected plant communities in any successional stage. Rodents did not prefer larger seeds. Herbivory by rabbits and rodents influenced the plant communities more than did consumption or dispersal of seeds. Both groups of animals reduced abundance of palatable forbs and increased …

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  2. The effects of mammalian herbivores on successional grasslands in central Illinois

    … voles, rabbits, and deer in old fields of 3 successional stages. In addition, I conducted feeding trials to determine palatabilities of plants and seeds to the most abundant small mammal species (Peromyscus leucopus, Microtus ochrogaster, M pennsylvanicus, and Sylvilagus floridanus) and …

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