Title:

Reproductive asynchrony and its potential role in the mating system of meadow voles

Creator:

Pugh, S. R. ; Ostfeld, R. S. ; Tamarin, R. H.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1993

Description:

Ims (1987a) hypothesized that the spatial distribution pattern of male voles may be influenced by the temporal distribution of females. When females enter estrus synchronously (i.e. are clumped in time) they represent a defendable resource and males should defend a territory containing a cluster of females. When females breed asynchronously, males should not be territorial. In this study we examined the role of female breeding synchrony on the spacing strategies of male meadow voles Microtus pennsylvanicus (Ord, 1815).

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

Microtus pennsylvanicus ; reproductive asynchrony ; social system ; territoriality ; voles ; Nornik pensylwański ; terytorializm

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

38

Issue:

3

Start page:

263

End page:

271

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.93-22

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

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