Title:

Trap use as an indicator of social behavior in mainland and island voles

Creator:

Reich, L. M. ; Tamarin, R. H.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1980

Description:

The social behavior of a cyling mainland population of Microtus pennsylvanicus and a non-cycling island endemic, M. breweri was studied. Social structure was determined by the spatial distribution of various sex, reproductive, and age classes using a grid arrangement of live traps. The response of voles of given age and sex classes to olfactory cues left by other voles of known age and sex classes in live traps was studied in the field. Differences between the two species in social behavior were looked at as contributing factors in the observed demographic differences between the species. Resident and dispersing sub-populations of each species were compared. The social behavior was also examined in each of 4 distinct phases of a single population cycle of M. pennsylvanicus.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

behaviour ; density ; interactions ; island population ; mainland population ; Microtus breweri ; Microtus pennsylvanicus ; residents ; social behaviour ; trap ; pułapka ; behawior socialny ; struktura socialna ; struktura wiekowa ; pułapka żywołowna

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

25

Issue:

23

Start page:

295

End page:

307

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.80-26

Source:

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Language:

eng ; sum. eng. ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open