01252nas a2200157   4500008004100000245010400041210006900145300001300214490000700227520067900234653001100913653001200924100001800936700001800954856012200972       1984                        eng d00aSize preference for novel objects by the eastern woodrat (Neotoma floridana) under field conditions0 aSize preference for novel objects by the eastern woodrat Neotoma  a129 -1310 v873 a<p>Natural objects such as branches, leaves, bones and rocks are used in the construction and maintenance of houses by eastern woodrats. Woodrats also use novel items, e.g. pieces of metal, introduced into their home ranges. Ireland and Hays (1969) took advantage of this tendency and examined home range size from observations of the use of number tinfoil balls by woodrats. We examined the use of novel items, aluminum foil balls, plased in areas used by woodrats under field conditions to answer two general questions: 1) Do woodrats exhibit a size preference for novel items? 2) Does preference vary with distance between the house or burrow and the available items?</p>10arodent10awoodrat1 aKaufman, D.M.1 aKaufman, D.W.  uhttp://knz.lternet.edu/content/size-preference-novel-objects-eastern-woodrat-neotoma-floridana-under-field-conditions