118 Timothy S. McCay, Joshua Laerm, M. Alex Menzel 



and William M. Ford 



found that B. brevicauda seemed to avoid areas with few fallen logs in decidu- 

 ous forests in Tennessee. 



Our perception of the relative abundance of three shrew species was 

 partially a function of the trap arrangement we used to capture them. Each sam- 

 pling method takes advantage of certain patterns of microhabitat use, which vary 

 among species. We suggest that caution be used when comparing the results of 

 surveys using different trap arrangements, as well as different traps. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - We thank D. Krishon and J. Boone for help in the field 

 and two anonymous reviewers for comments and suggestions that improved the 

 manuscript. This project was funded by the Museum of Natural History at the 

 University of Georgia and NSF Grant BSR 901 1661. 



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