P. Stopka, SEX-DEPENDENT HABITAT SELECTION IN THE COMMON SHREW DURING THE MATINGPERIOD - STUDY OF A LOW-DENSITY POPULATION, Folia Zoologica, 43, 1994, pp. 107-111
Female common shrews tend to be resident and reproduce in stable habit
ats with predictable environmental conditions, while males appear in s
uch habitats only for mating. The higher body weight in males is consi
dered to indicate competition for higher fitness in these habitats.