Pearson 1987 25 Rosa mosqueta April 18 Tested 4 species of newly caught mice on Rosa fruits. Put rolled oats, apple, and 4 rosa fruits into cage with these results: 2 Abodon longi - 3 fruits partially eaten, apple all gone the seeds of Rosa were nibbled open 1 large Aulacomya - apple still present; 3 fruits completely nibbled on outside but seeds not reached; seeds not opened. 2 Myadophylistes - apple gone; 3 fruits nibbled, 1 consumed but seeds not opened. 1 Ad Walthrider - apple nibbled but not remaining; 4 fruits April 19 as above but including another cage with 2 Oryzomys, 4 fruits in each cage. 2 Oryzomys. apple nibbled, oats mostly gone dont not completely. 2 fruits nibbled into the seeds, other two fruits half eaten, seeds affected, and many seeds extracted and appeared open, probably ate some of the fruit, but seemed mostly to go for the seeds. 1 Aulacomya. apple nibbled, still some oats. at the fruits from the outside into the sphere of seeds, then left the seed package intact & fruit part 2 Abodon longipilis, apple gone, oats gone. 4 fruits untouched. 3 Phyllotis. apple + oats remaining. Nibbled the fruits slightly but not all the way in to the seeds. cont.