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Adult-Weanling Recognition Among Captive Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus)

Adult-Weanling Recognition Among Captive Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus) ADULT-WEANLING RECOGNITION AMONG CAPTIVE MEADOW VOLES (MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS) by MICHAEL H. FERKIN1 )2) (Biology Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215 U.S.A.) (Acc. 24-VIII-1988) Introduction The mechanisms of kin recognition have been a focus of much research (COLGAN, 1983; SHERMAN & HOMES, 1985). Studies on rodents demonstrated that social interactions between known individuals are less agonistic and contain more amicable behaviours than social interactions between strangers (PORTER & WYRICK, 1979; HOLMES & SHERMAN, 1982; KAREEM & BARNARD, 1982; HALPIN & HOFFMAN, 1987). Indeed, differen- tial behavioural responsiveness toward conspecifics has been hypothesized to affect the population density of microtine rodents, such as the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus, by favouring reduced agonism between known and related individuals (CHARNOV & FINERTY, 1980; BEKOFF, 1981a; CHARNOV, 1981). This hypothesis assumes that voles are able to assess relatedness and differentially respond to kin. Recently, familiarity, based on association, was found to affect social interactions among meadow voles (FERKIN, 1988a). Briefly, familiarity, through association, reduced agonistic acts between siblings, and between adult females, whereas familiarity increased agonistic acts between adult males. The potential effects of familiarity on social interac- tions between adult and weanling meadow voles has not been studied. By examining adult-weanling interactions insights http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

Adult-Weanling Recognition Among Captive Meadow Voles (Microtus Pennsylvanicus)

Ferkin, Michael H.
Behaviour , Volume 108 (1-2): 11 – Jan 1, 1989
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ADULT-WEANLING RECOGNITION AMONG CAPTIVE MEADOW VOLES (MICROTUS PENNSYLVANICUS) by MICHAEL H. FERKIN1 )2) (Biology Department, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215 U.S.A.) (Acc. 24-VIII-1988) Introduction The mechanisms of kin recognition have been a focus of much research (COLGAN, 1983; SHERMAN & HOMES, 1985). Studies on rodents demonstrated that social interactions between known individuals are less agonistic and contain more amicable behaviours than social interactions between strangers (PORTER & WYRICK, 1979; HOLMES & SHERMAN, 1982; KAREEM & BARNARD, 1982; HALPIN & HOFFMAN, 1987). Indeed, differen- tial behavioural responsiveness toward conspecifics has been hypothesized to affect the population density of microtine rodents, such as the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus, by favouring reduced agonism between known and related individuals (CHARNOV & FINERTY, 1980; BEKOFF, 1981a; CHARNOV, 1981). This hypothesis assumes that voles are able to assess relatedness and differentially respond to kin. Recently, familiarity, based on association, was found to affect social interactions among meadow voles (FERKIN, 1988a). Briefly, familiarity, through association, reduced agonistic acts between siblings, and between adult females, whereas familiarity increased agonistic acts between adult males. The potential effects of familiarity on social interac- tions between adult and weanling meadow voles has not been studied. By examining adult-weanling interactions insights

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