Woodrats’ Dietary Choices Driven by Constraints

September 17, 2025

Researchers discovered that the costs of using too few or too many resources strongly influence dietary diversity in wild woodrats, complicating how we think about food webs, resiliency and invasive species.

Labs from Utah State University, University of Utah and Weber State catching woodrats during “Ratapalooza 2024.” Lead author Sara Weinstein holds the sign, co-author Dylan Klure is in the third row, second from right, co-author Denise Dearing is in the second row at the right end. Credit: Sara Weinstein/USU

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