Title:

The bank vole population in Crabapple Island

Subtitle:

Bank vole biology: recent advances in the population biology of a model species

Creator:

Bujalska, Gabriela

Contributor:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology

Publisher:

Polish Academy of Sciences. Institute of Ecology. Publishing Office

Place of publishing:

Dziekanów Leśny

Date issued/created:

2000

Description:

Pages 97-106 : illustrations ; 27 cm ; Bibliographical references (pages 105-106)

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

reproduction ; survival ; population numbers ; cycling ; space-dependence

Abstract:

The results of studies on demography of an island population of Clethrionomys glareolus are presented. Population numbers and structure were estimated 5 times a year in 1966-1999. Two patterns of seasonal changes in population size were found: either continuous, slow increase from April (beginning of the breeding season) to October, with maximum density below 50 individuals per hectare, or rapid increase resulting in a July/September peak with maximum density up to 153 individuals per ha. The highest variations in numbers occurred in April (Whittaker's CF=2.05) and decreased with advancement of the breeding season: in September CF=1.49. The mechanism accounting for the decrease was territoriality of mature females. Fluctuating July population numbers revealed cyclic changes, namely a 3.8-year as well as a 9.4-year cycle. It is postulated that social relations between neighboring individuals rather than mean population density affect changes in population numbers.

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Relation:

Polish Journal of Ecology

Volume:

48

Issue:

supplement

Start page:

97

End page:

106

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Resource Identifier:

ISSN 1505-2249

Source:

MiIZ PAN, call no. P.2840 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

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