01092nas a2200145   4500008004100000245011400041210006900155300001300224490000700237520052600244100001800770700001800788700001800806856012200824       1988                        eng d00aDifferential use of experimental habitat patches by foraging Peromyscus maniculatus on dark and bright nights0 aDifferential use of experimental habitat patches by foraging Per  a869 -8720 v693 a<p>To assess the influence of illumination on choice of microhabitat by foraging rodents, we tested the use of exposed and protected patches by deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) when seeds were equally available in two or more patch types in large laboratory arenas. Based on field observations, we expected that, under higher levels of illumination, the ratio of foraging activity in exposed microhabitats to that in protected ones would be lower. We present data from three experiments that uphold this expectation</p>1 aTravers, S.E.1 aKaufman, D.W.1 aKaufman, G.A.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/differential-use-experimental-habitat-patches-foraging-peromyscus-maniculatus-dark-and