A case of communal nesting of the Western broad-toothed field mouse (Apodemus epimelas Nehring 1902)

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2025-11-30
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Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski"
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Here we report a case of communal nesting of Apodemus epimelas observed several times in a bunker in southern Albania. A. epimelas has a simple nest placed on the ground or in a small hole in the wall. The mice showed no aggressive behaviour.
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Apodemus epimelas, communal nesting, artificial habitat, bunkers
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https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/817
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Ecologia Balkanica