Diet of Andean Leaf‐Eared Mice (Phyllotis) Living at Extreme Elevations on Atacama Volcanoes: Insights From Metagenomics, DNA Metabarcoding, and Stable Isotopes

ABSTRACT On the flanks of > 6000 m Andean volcanoes that tower over the Atacama Desert, leaf‐eared mice (Phyllotis vaccarum) live at extreme elevations that surpass known vegetation limits. The diet of these mice in these barren, hyperarid environments has been the subject of much speculation. Ac...

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Main Authors: Claudio Quezada‐Romegialli, Marcial Quiroga‐Carmona, Guillermo D'Elía, Chris Harrod, Jay F. Storz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-11-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70591
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