Title:

Ranging and movement of the Common dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius in Lithuania

Creator:

Juškaitis, R.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1997

Description:

Adult Muscardinus avellanarius (Linnaeus, 1758) were found to be sedentary, showing small home ranges. The mean range area for males (n=46) throughout their active season was 1.0 ± 0.05 ha, whereas for females (n=33) it was 0.8 ± 0.05 ha. Male home ranges partially overlapped those of females and each other, whereas female home ranges hardly ever overlapped. In separate years adult dormice were sometimes found to change their home ranges. Dispersal was a necessary stage in the life of the young. The mean distance travelled from the birth place by young born in May-July (n=65) was 360 ± 30 m, whereas the distance travelled by young born in August-September (n=109) was 130 ± 10 m. The greatest travelled distance was 1200 m. About 90% of the young that survived the first winter became sedentary in the first autumn of their life, the remainder during the following spring.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

home range size ; Lithuania ; movement ; Muscardinus avellanarius ; ranging ; Orzesznica ; Litwa

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

42

Issue:

2

Start page:

113

End page:

122

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.97-15

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Streszcz. ang.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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