EFFECTS OF SITE FAMILIARITY ON MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF MALE PRAIRIE VOLES MICROTUS-OCHROGASTER

Authors
JACQUOT JJ SOLOMON NG
Citation
Jj. Jacquot et Ng. Solomon, EFFECTS OF SITE FAMILIARITY ON MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF MALE PRAIRIE VOLES MICROTUS-OCHROGASTER, The American midland naturalist, 138(2), 1997, pp. 414-417
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Ecology
Journal title
The American midland naturalist → ACNP
ISSN journal
00030031
Volume
138
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
414 - 417
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-0031(1997)138:2<414:EOSFOM>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
We examined the effect of site familiarity on movements of male prairi e voles. Individuals released in unfamiliar outdoor enclosures were ab le to find refuge sites, but took longer to reach cover and moved fart her than individuals released in familiar enclosures.