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Home ranges for R. raviventris: ( strikethrough = already in article; regular text = additions)

The mice depend heavily on vegetation cover, particularly pickleweed and tules (Schoenoplectus spp.). Pickleweed (Salicornia virginica) is their primary and preferred habitat as well their main food source; However, R. raviventris are found throughout a variety of marsh habitats, including diked and tidal wetlands. . The salt marsh harvest mouse is not an aggressive species; many mice live in close quarters, withstanding short durations of high population density due to seasonal flooding that restricts individuals to small patches of dry ground. They can also survive tidal or seasonal flooding due to their superior ability to swim, float and climb.

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- However, R. raviventris are found in a variety of marsh habitats, including diked and tidal wetlands.

- R.raviventris home range and habitat use differ temporally across age and sex. Juveniles exhibit home ranges of 600-700 m² whereas adults exhibit home ranges of 1300-1500 m². Males and females also differ in the structural complexity of their occupied habitat during fall and summer (breeding season) but occupy the same habitat during winter and spring. While the cause is still unknown, this seasonal disparity in habitat use may be related to a reduced risk of predation and intraspecific competition in more structurally complex habitats. Furthermore, movement of R.raviventris individuals within their home ranges varies seasonally, with mean distance traveled highest in June and lowest in November.

- As a member of the Neotominae subfamily, the dental formula of Reithrodontomys raviventris is 1003/1003 = 16.

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