shrew: References & Edit History
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Assorted References
- description
- features and characteristics of mammals
- insectivores
- In insectivore
- oxygen consumption
Additional Reading
Sara Churchfield, The Natural History of Shrews (1990), includes information on topics such as communication, social organization, and interactions with humans, as well as general biology.
Article Contributors
Primary Contributors
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Guy Musser
Archbold Curator Emeritus Vertebrate Zoology and Mammalogy, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, U.S.
Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors
Article History
Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Why do shrews twitter? Communication or simple echo-based orientation. | Dec 03, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: The Nature - Nature Microbiology - Shrew has a spine of godly strength. | Oct 08, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management - Shrews. | Jul 17, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Games Commission - Shrews Wildlife Note. | May 25, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Missouri Department of Conservation - Shrews. | Apr 12, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Shrew. | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
Add new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Shrew. | Sep 12, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Why do shrews twitter? Communication or simple echo-based orientation. | Jul 21, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: Alaska Department of Fish And Game - Shrew. | Apr 14, 2023 | ||
Add new Web site: AZ Animals - Shrew. | Jul 25, 2022 | ||
Add new Web site: OneKindPlanet - Shrew. | Jul 25, 2022 | ||
Added a photograph of the water shrew (Neomys anomalus). | May 17, 2018 | ||
Added the Palawan moss shrew (Genus Palawanosorex) to the classification, changed the number of armoured shrew species from one to two (Genus Scutisorex), and noted that 209 species are classified in Subfamily Crocidurinae. | May 17, 2018 | ||
Add new Web site: LiveScience - Skinny 'Shrew' Is Oldest True Mammal. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
Add new Web site: BioKIDS - Shrews. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Shrews. | Apr 10, 2017 | ||
Add new Web site: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Shrew. | Aug 23, 2016 | ||
Species count changed from "more than 341 species" to "more than 350 species." | Apr 25, 2012 | ||
Added new Web site: Chemical Heritage Foundation - Biography of Amedeo Avogadro. | May 27, 2008 | ||
Article revised and updated. | Jul 02, 2007 | ||
Added new Web site: Animal Diversity Web - Shrew. | May 30, 2006 | ||
Article revised. | Jun 16, 2005 | ||
Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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