Title:

Agonistic interactions between resident and immigrant sympatric water shrews: Neomys fodiens and N. anomalus

Creator:

Krushinska, N. L. ; Rychlik, L. ; Pucek, Z.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1994

Description:

Behavioral mechanisms which control resident-immigrant relations in wild populations of Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771) and N. anomalus Cabrera, 1907 were studied by quantitative analysis of agonistic interactions between animals inhabiting the enclosure for at least 1 week ('residents') and animals newly introduced ('immigrants'). Tested animals (46 N. fodiens and 24 N. anomalus) were observed in one- and two-species groups or pairs in enclosures of 275 x 135 x 135 cm built in a laboratory room. During 214 hours of direct observation, social behaviour and patterns of hiding place usage were registered.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

agonistic behaviour ; social behaviour ; interactions ; intra- and interspecific competition ; migration ; Neomys anomalus ; Neomys fodiens ; shrews ; Rzęsorek rzeczek ; Rzęsorek mniejszy ; ryjówka ; migracja ; zachowania agonistyczne ; zachowania socjalne

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

39

Issue:

3

Start page:

227

End page:

247

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.94-27

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open