Aggression and Group Formation in the Voles Microtus Agrestis, M. Arvalis and Clethrionomys Glareolus in Relation To Intra- and Interspecific Competition

Jonge, Gerrit De

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“…agrestis and M . oeconomus and forces them into areas with abundant surface water (such as marshes, bogs, fens, riverbanks and lake edges) that are not suitable for the common vole, which prefers dry fields with discontinuous cover (Grant ; De Jonge ; Ligtvoet & Van Wijngaarden ). Of the root vole and the field vole, the former is slightly dominant and can displace the latter locally into sub‐optimal habitats (Henttonen et al .…”

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The influence of climate on morphometric traits of fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M . agrestis from the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary

Luzi

Pazonyi

López-García

2019

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In this study, we analysed morphometrically fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M. agrestis from eight late Middle to Late Pleistocene archaeological and palaeontological sites in the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary. The intra‐ and interspecific variations in both species can be related to climatic oscillations linked to the onset of the Eemian interglacial and the first phases of Marine Isotope Stage 5. The size of M. agrestis can be correlated with the presence/absence of relatively humid climatic and environmental conditions and of surface water resources (such as marshes and flooded areas). A possible immigration event of M. arvalis populations into the Carpathian Basin, also related to the Eemian interglacial, is also identified.

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The influence of climate on morphometric traits of fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M . agrestis from the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary

Luzi

Pazonyi

López-García

2019

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“…Other methods, which probably reduce confounding effects of confinement on behaviour, have been used to investigate aggressive behaviour of arvicoline rodents. Researchers have observed interactions between free-ranging individuals at feeding stations (Andrzejewski and Olszewski 1963;Gipps 198 1 ;Kozakiewicz and Boniecki 1994) and between individuals in small groups housed in large arenas or rooms (Louch 1956;Getz 1962;Murie and Dickinson 1973;Terman 1974;Glass and Slade 1980;Wolff 1980;Mihok 1981 ;Jonge 1983;Ostfeld 1985~). However, responses observed using these methods may also be unrepresentative of encounters in nature because the quantity, quality, or distribution of resources provided by the researcher may influence behaviour (Ostfeld 1985b;Ostfeld 1986;Ims 1987;Ylonen and Viitala 1991).…”

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Are staged dyadic encounters useful for studying aggressive behaviour of arvicoline rodents?

Harper¹,

Batzli²

1997

Can. J. Zool.

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We investigated the aggressiveness of adult prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) in dyadic encounters staged in different types of arena trials to determine if responses differed (i) between neutral arena trials conducted in the laboratory and resident-intruder trials conducted in the field, (ii) between trials staged before and after 3 months of isolation from social contact, (iii) between voles reared in the laboratory and voles reared in the field, and (iv) among trials staged with the same individual over time. Though rodents are usually expected to be more aggressive on their own home range, female prairie voles tended to be more aggressive in neutral arenas. Males showed no difference in aggression between trials held in neutral arenas and trials held in arenas placed in their home ranges. Aggressiveness was not affected by 3 months of isolation for either males or females, suggesting that recent social cues may not strongly influence aggressive behaviour in this species. Voles reared in the laboratory were significantly more aggressive than those-reared in enclosed field populations, which suggests that direct comparisons of field and laboratory studies of aggressive behaviour may be suspect. Individuals showed little change in aggressiveness when tested over several weeks in three trials with different opponents. We conclude that encounters staged in arenas provide standardized estimates of aggressiveness that are robust to differences in testing procedures and are repeatable over time. Therefore, their continued use seems warranted for studying aggressive behaviour of voles and lemmings.RCsumC : Nous avons CtudiC I'agressivitC chez des adultes du Campagnol des Prairies (Microtus ochrogaster) en suscitant des rencontres deux a deux de divers types dans des arknes et nous avons examink les diffkrences de rCactions (i) entre des rencontres dans des arknes neutres en laboratoire et des rencontres rdsidant-intrus sur le terrain, (ii) entre des rencontres suscitCes avant et aprks 3 mois d'isolement, (iii) entre des rencontres de campagnols ClevCs en laboratoire et des rencontres de campagnols ClevCs en nature et (iv) entre les rencontres mettant en cause le mCme campagnol a diffkrents moments. Bien que les rongeurs soient gCnCralement plus agressifs dans les limites de leur propre domaine, les femelles avaient tendance a Ctre plus agressives dans les arknes neutres. Les miles manifestaient la mCme agressivitk au cours des expCriences en arkne neutre et au cours des expkriences dans des arknes situCes dans leur domaine. L'isolement de 3 mois n'a pas affect6 l'agressivitk, ni chez les miles, ni chez les femelles, ce qui semble indiquer que les expCriences sociales rCcentes influencent peu le comportement agressif chez cette espkce. Les campagnols ClevCs en laboratoire Ctaient significativement plus agressifs que ceux ClevCs au sein de populations gardCes en nature, ce qui donne a penser que les rCsultats de comparaisons directes entre des Ctudes des comportements agressifs en laboratoire et sur le terrain sont d...

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“…Requests for reprints should be sent to Donald A. Dewsbury, Department of Psychology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. 1980, 1983. Preferences in meadow voles are interesting in that postnatal experience may influence these preferences.…”

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Conspecific preferences in prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster, and meadow voles, M. pennsylvanicus

Pierce

Ferguson

Dewsbury

1989

Bull. Psychon. Soc.

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Interactions between congeneric species in sympatry offer opportunities to study mating preferences for conspecifics, preferences that maintain premating reproductive isolation between species. Sixteen males and 16 females of two sympatric species, prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (M pennsylvanicus), were tested for conspecific as opposed to heterospecific preferences in an automated preference apparatus. The results indicated that male prairie and meadow voles displayed preferences for conspecifics when the females were in estrus, but showed no preference when females were in diestrus. Female prairie voles in both estrous and diestrous conditions likewise displayed a preference for conspecifics, whereas meadow vole females showed no such preference. These species differences may be related to social organization, for prairie voles are monogamous, pair-bonding, and contact-prone, whereas meadow voles, which are polygamous, display high intraspecific aggression during initial contact. Conspecific preferences can be considered as one factor that maintains existing isolation between the species.Interactions between congeneric species in sympatry offer opportunities to study the factors that maintain premating reproductive isolation between those species. The discrimination of and mating preferences for conspecifics constitute one such factor. This study was designed to investigate conspecific preferences in two sympatric species of voles, prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (M. pennsylvanicus).For sympatric species, the ability to discriminate conspecifics from heterospecifics is important for such reasons as the selection of a mating partner and the exclusion of potential resource competitors. As one might expect, the species tested have generally shown a preference for conspecifics over members of closely related species. In two-choice preference tests, male preferences for female conspecifics have been demonstrated in several species of mice of the genus Peromyscus (Bradshaw, 1965;Moore, 1965;Smith, 1965). Murphy (1977) reported that females of three hamster species displayed preferences for conspecific males. Turkish hamsters, the species with the greatest sympatric overlap, showed the strongest conspecific preference (Murphy, 1977(Murphy, , 1978. Preferences for conspecific odors or avoidance of heterospecific odors have been noted for several vole species, including male Microtus califomicus (Heske & Repp, 1986), M. pennsylvanicus (McGuire & Novak, 1987), M. agrestis, and Clethrionomys glareolus (de longe,

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Aggression and Group Formation in the Voles Microtus Agrestis, M. Arvalis and Clethrionomys Glareolus in Relation To Intra- and Interspecific Competition

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The influence of climate on morphometric traits of fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M . agrestis from the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary

The influence of climate on morphometric traits of fossil populations of Microtus arvalis and M . agrestis from the Carpathian Basin, northern Hungary

Are staged dyadic encounters useful for studying aggressive behaviour of arvicoline rodents?

Conspecific preferences in prairie voles, Microtus ochrogaster, and meadow voles, M. pennsylvanicus

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