Project Gutenberg 2011-08-24 Public domain in the USA. 69 Fitch, Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) 1909 2009 Sandidge, Lewis L. Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ecology of the Opossum on a Natural Area in Northeastern Kansas" by Henry S. Fitch and Lewis L. Sandidge is a scientific publication written in the early 1950s. This study investigates the ecological relationships of the opossum, specifically focusing on its behavior, habitat, movement patterns, feeding habits, and population dynamics within the University of Kansas Natural History Reservation. The book provides an in-depth look at the influence of these marsupials within their environment, reflecting changes over time due to the absence of larger predatory animals. The authors conducted extensive fieldwork between 1949 and 1952, employing live-trapping techniques to gather data on opossums. Their findings include information about the opossum’s nocturnal activities, limited social interactions, home ranges averaging around 50 acres, and varied diets predominantly consisting of wild fruits and crustaceans. Notably, the research highlights the opossum's breeding cycles, revealing a high turnover rate within populations, and details the survival challenges faced by young opossums. Overall, the work not only enhances the understanding of opossum ecology but also serves as a valuable resource for comprehending the broader impacts of animal populations within changing ecosystems. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Opossums QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Mammals Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - General 117641 117630 2024-09-15T14:59:15.692296 2023-09-16T08:17:47.144998 text/html text/html 115082 2021-01-08T01:42:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 426114 2021-01-08T01:42:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 455833 2024-09-15T14:59:22.054316 application/epub+zip 454543 2024-09-15T14:59:18.620280 application/epub+zip 104022 2024-09-15T14:59:17.282295 application/epub+zip 1008618 2024-09-15T14:59:24.105275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1007657 2024-09-15T14:59:20.996266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137764 2022-09-17T05:38:57.513728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 95747 95626 2024-09-15T14:59:15.258321 2023-09-16T08:17:46.740995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 95653 2021-01-08T01:42:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 34000 2021-01-08T01:42:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 95644 2021-01-08T01:42:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33984 2021-01-08T01:42:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20581 2024-09-15T14:59:24.241263 application/rdf+xml 25960 2024-09-15T14:59:17.636281 image/jpeg 4840 2024-09-15T14:59:17.458281 image/jpeg 500456 2024-09-15T14:59:15.721295 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia