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162 5. SELF-REGULATION IN M. AVELLANARIUS Spearman rank correlation: r, = -0.58, p = 0.002, n = 27 T AAA A AA 20 a n ® % ate ° 15 A os & vo o2 £5 10 —- QA o®o on” De = 5 ® 2 ® a 0 A 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0 0.6 Density of adult females in July, ind./ha Fig. 85. …
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tively). In three ten-day periods of August, an obvious trend was observed, namely that overwinter survival of later breeding females decreased compared to earlier breeding fe- males (Fig. 86). However, overwinter sur- vival of females that gave birth in …
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164 5. SELF-REGULATION IN M. AVELLANARIUS To summarise, prolonged breeding in M. avellanarius populations was associated with decreased adult female density in sum- mer, but the abundance of suitable food could also stimulate such breeding. In the south …
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(J control Wi experiment Density, ind./ha 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 5.4. INFLUENCE OF NESTBOXES 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Fig. 87. Density of adult M. avellanarius in two separate plots of study site A in 1985-1989 and 2000-2009. …
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166 5. SELF-REGULATION IN M. AVELLANARIUS effect was statistically significant both in males (t = 3.12, df = 39, p = 0.003) and fe- males (t = 2.21, df = 24, p = 0.037). 100 m e1-—_—2 => 3 — Fig. 88. Home ranges (minimum convex polygons) of adult M. …
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Nestboxes set up at high densities can be useful for the conservation of M. avel- lanarius where dormice are rare and threat- ened. However, because of their consider- able influence on dormouse population 5.5. SELF-REGULATION IN RODENTS density and other …
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168 5. SELF-REGULATION IN M. AVELLANARIUS Thus, extrinsic factors such as food level may also interact with density in determining the proportion of females entering the breeding population. Prevot-Julliard et al. (1999) found that delayed maturation in …
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hibition of reproduction may be the single most important mechanism regulating and limiting populations of the Peromyscus spe- cies, although a high mortality rate may be associated with increased density too (Chris- tian 1971). Populations of Alpine snow …
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170 5. SELF-REGULATION IN M. AVELLANARIUS of the species distributional range where population densities are comparatively low. In other southern parts of its range where living conditions are more favourable and population densities are higher, different …
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Summary The common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758), also often re- ferred to as the hazel dormouse, is a repre- sentative of the rodent order (Rodentia) and dormouse family (Gliridae). The geographi- cal range of M. avellanarius covers …
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172 SUMMARY ground is about 1 m, and is related to the age and height of young trees and shrubs. In woodlands with high canopy forming trees, most nests of M. avellanarius can be situated in the canopy out of human reach. In all parts of its …
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the soil temperature. Hibernation follows a characteristic pattern: torpor bouts up to 30 days are interrupted by bouts of euthermia lasting several hours. Photoperiod is the principal exogenous factor influencing pan-seasonal activity in M. avellanarius. …
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174 SUMMARY 10-15 ind./ha. However, data on M. avel- lanarius population density may be overes- timated by up to ten-fold in some cases for methodological reasons or may reflect only the densities in small and most favourable plots. In large areas with …
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to 80% of marked animals lost during win- ter (e.g. Likhachev 1966b; Juskaitis 2008a). There is an obvious basic tendency for younger dormice to suffer higher winter mortality rates. Some juveniles born in late summer or early autumn do not accumulate …
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176 SUMMARY population increase in autumn and is due to several factors. The proportion of breeding adult females is the most important factor determining reproductive success in popu- lations of M. avellanarius. Some young-of- the-year females usually …
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