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https://hdl.handle.net/2115/16997

Social Organization of the Vole Clethrionomys rufocanus and its Demographic and Genetic Consequences: a Review

英語

the grey-sided vole

1998

Society of Population Ecology

Researches on population ecology

40(1)

39-50

Recent findings on the relationship between social interaction and demographic process in the grey-sided vole Clethrionomys rufocanus are reviewed with reference to the findings in other microtine rodents. Social behavior was particularly focused on spacing and dispersal, and their effects on population dynamics are discussed. Female territoriality can limit a population abundance as a density-dependent factor, although its regulatory effect is controversial. Female philopatry and male-biased dispersal should bring about the clumped distribution of female relatives and genetically random distribution of males during the breeding season. The sexual difference in dispersal patterns can contribute to the mating character of the vole; promiscuous mating and low frequency of incestuous mating. However, effects of social structure, including kinship, on reproduction and survival of individuals still remains to be clarified. Molecular markers may help to solve these issues and provide new field of population ecology in microtine rodents.

学術雑誌論文

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0034-5466