Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus
A subarctic rodent community of Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus was censused with multiple-capture traps in contrasting years of population growth. Clethrionomys gapperi was involved in few multiple captures and was caught in small groups. Repeat multiple captures of the same indivi...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/z79-200 2023-12-17T10:50:45+01:00 Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus Mihok, Steve 1979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z79-200 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z79-200 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 57, issue 8, page 1520-1535 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 1979 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/z79-200 2023-11-19T13:38:20Z A subarctic rodent community of Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus was censused with multiple-capture traps in contrasting years of population growth. Clethrionomys gapperi was involved in few multiple captures and was caught in small groups. Repeat multiple captures of the same individuals were rare. Mature females were territorial and were mainly caught with mature males. Mature males had large, extensively overlapping ranges and were mainly caught with mature voles. Immatures had small, moderately exclusive ranges and were involved in more multiple captures than were mature voles. Patterns of association in C. gapperi were random.Peromyscus maniculatus was involved in numerous multiple captures and was occasionally captured in large groups. Individuals were often repeatedly captured with the same individuals. Except for mature males, most animals had extensively overlapping ranges. The basic social unit consisted of a mature male, a few mature females, and a number of young. Numerical changes were principally related to variation in juvenile survival and winter mortality. The pattern of multiple captures did not vary over a wide range of conditions. Variation in the frequency of multiple captures was indicative of spatial organization and social structure, and was not related to demographic changes. Article in Journal/Newspaper Subarctic Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Canadian Journal of Zoology 57 8 1520 1535 |
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A subarctic rodent community of Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus was censused with multiple-capture traps in contrasting years of population growth. Clethrionomys gapperi was involved in few multiple captures and was caught in small groups. Repeat multiple captures of the same individuals were rare. Mature females were territorial and were mainly caught with mature males. Mature males had large, extensively overlapping ranges and were mainly caught with mature voles. Immatures had small, moderately exclusive ranges and were involved in more multiple captures than were mature voles. Patterns of association in C. gapperi were random.Peromyscus maniculatus was involved in numerous multiple captures and was occasionally captured in large groups. Individuals were often repeatedly captured with the same individuals. Except for mature males, most animals had extensively overlapping ranges. The basic social unit consisted of a mature male, a few mature females, and a number of young. Numerical changes were principally related to variation in juvenile survival and winter mortality. The pattern of multiple captures did not vary over a wide range of conditions. Variation in the frequency of multiple captures was indicative of spatial organization and social structure, and was not related to demographic changes. |
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Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus |
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Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus |
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Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus |
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Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus |
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Behavioral structure and demography of subarctic Clethrionomys gapperi and Peromyscus maniculatus |
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behavioral structure and demography of subarctic clethrionomys gapperi and peromyscus maniculatus |
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