Subtitle:

Formation of sex structure in populations of bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber 1780)

Contributor:

Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Ekologiczny

Publisher:

Państwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

Pages 37-48 ; 24 cm ; Bibliographical references (page 47) ; Abstract in English

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Abstract:

A review of papers on sex ratio in populations of Clethrionomys glareolus Schreber 1780 is given. The secondary sex ratio (at the moment of birth) is almost always 1:1, only in some cases — cohorts born in the second half of the reproduction season — there is a prevalence of males (up to 72°/o of males). The tertiary sex ratio (among sexually immature individuals) varies with a tendency to male prevalence, and only in populations having a low density the sex ratio is equal to 1:1. Quarternary sex ratio (among sexually mature individuals) shows a prevalence of females in the majority of ćases. This is atf special significance far the fluctuations of populations numbers.It seems that sex ratio of individuals of a current year shows usually the prevalence of males (especially in the first months of life). When these individuals constitute 9O*/o of population the sex ratio in this category of individuals becomes even (Table I).General sex ratio (for the entire population) has a much lower variability than sex ratio in distinguished categories of individuals. This observation as well as the analysis with regard to changes in sex ratio together with increasing population numbers (with increasing population numbers differences in sex ratio tend to decrease) (Fig. 1) point -to the existence of group reactions in the population responsible for the formation of a determined sex ratio.The relation between sex ratio and demographical strategy in populations of small rodents is discussed (Fig. 2). The necessity of examining the sex ratio as regards the division into sexually mature and immature individuals and within them into cohorts of the same age has been pointed out.

Relation:

Wiadomości Ekologiczne

Volume:

27

Issue:

1

Start page:

37

End page:

48

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:204583 ; ISSN 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