DISPERSAL TENDENCY AND DURATION OF LIFE OF LITTERMATES DURING POPULATION FLUCTUATIONS OF THE VOLE MICROTUS-TOWNSENDII

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BEACHAM, TD [1 ]
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[1] UNIV BRITISH COLUMBIA,INST ANIM RESOURCE ECOL,VANCOUVER V6T 1W5,BC,CANADA
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10.1007/BF00347614
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Q14 [生态学(生物生态学)];
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071012 ; 0713 ;
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In increasing and peak populations of the vole Microtus townsendii, littermates, whether they did or did not disperse, tended to have similar lifespans. Identifiable families tended to survive or disperse as a unit. Tendency to disperse from peak populations was non-randomly distributed among litters, and littermates dispersed at the same age. © 1979 Springer-Verlag.
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