Subtitle:

Migracja w populacjach gryzoni - 20 lat później ; Dispersal in rodent populations - twenty years later

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Ekologii

Publisher:

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 137-154 ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 150-153) ; Abstract in English

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

Ecological aspects of dispersal phenomenon are reviewed and discussed. The dispersal is understood as a movement of individuals away from their home areas for purpose of establishing on new sites. Since early seventies this behavioral event, most probably with genetic background and of important conseąuences for population dynamics, has been. in the phocus of smali mammal studies. Most studies on dispersal were done in cyclic rodent populations, and dispersal was considered a driving force for population cycles. Now, it is belived that dispersal is neccessary but not sufficient for an occurrance of regular density cycles. However, it remains as an important component of two theories (Chitty-Krebs and Charnov-Finerty) which attempt to explain the naturę of density cycles in rodents. In non-cyc- lic (stable) populaticans, dispersal plays an important role in density regulation (Łomnicki 1978). The dispersal rates vary significaintly with seasons, being the highest in early summer and in autumn (Gliwicz in press a, b). Dispersers leaving their home ranges in the two seasons have different characteristics, corresponding to those givein by Lidicker (1975) for presaturation and saturation dispersers. The contemporary views on the evolution of dispersal and on its ultimate and proximal causes are discussed, and examples of ecological and evolutionary effects of dispersal are given.

Relation:

Wiadomości Ekologiczne

Volume:

32

Issue:

2

Start page:

137

End page:

154

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:206557 ; 0013-2969

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.3259 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Museum and Institute of Zoology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget.

Access:

Open