Habitat-Dependent Reproductive Success in Bank Voles

1990 ◽  
pp. 169-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Gliwicz
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Bank Voles

scholarly journals Effects of litter size on pup defence and weaning success of neighbouring bank vole females

2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pernilla Jonsson ◽  
Jep Agrell ◽  
Esa Koskela ◽  
Tapio Mappes
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Litter Size ◽  
Bank Vole ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
The Other ◽  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
Litter Size Manipulation

Reproductive success of territorial female mammals depends partly on their capability to defend their young from conspecific intruders. However, how this is related to the characteristics of females and their litter sizes is largely unknown. The defence activity of 25 female bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) in relation to the number of offspring was studied in a behavioural arena by manipulating litter sizes (–2 pups or +2 pups). Infanticidal male bank voles were used as intruders–predators. Moreover, the weaning success (weaned at least one offspring or none) of 15 pairs of neighbouring females was investigated in a large indoor runway system. In each pair of females, the litter size of one female was reduced (–2 pups) and the litter size of the other enlarged (+2 pups). Defence activity of females increased with the number of offspring and the mother's size. However, weaning success of neighbours was related only to their body mass, and litter-size manipulation did not affect weaning success. Present results indicate that, although bank vole females increase their defence intensity with an increase in the number of pups, the weaning success of neighbouring females may be primarily determined by their size and dominance rank.

Higher Reproductive Success among Kin Groups of Bank Voles (Clethrionomys Glareolus)

Ecology ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 1276-1282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tapio Mappes ◽  
Hannu Ylonen ◽  
Jussi Viitala
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Bank Voles

scholarly journals Borrelia afzelii alters reproductive success in a rodent host

2018 ◽  
Vol 285 (1884) ◽  
pp. 20181056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Cayol ◽  
Anna Giermek ◽  
Andrea Gomez-Chamorro ◽  
Jukka Hytönen ◽  
Eva Riikka Kallio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Host Population ◽  
Natural Host ◽  
Myodes Glareolus ◽  
Offspring Size ◽  
Rodent Host ◽  
Mating Partner ◽  
Borrelia Afzelii ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
The Impact

The impact of a pathogen on the fitness and behaviour of its natural host depends upon the host–parasite relationship in a given set of environmental conditions. Here, we experimentally investigated the effects of Borrelia afzelii, one of the aetiological agents of Lyme disease in humans, on the fitness of its natural rodent host, the bank vole ( Myodes glareolus ), in semi-natural conditions with two contrasting host population densities. Our results show that B. afzelii can modify the reproductive success and spacing behaviour of its rodent host, whereas host survival was not affected. Infection impaired the breeding probability of large bank voles. Reproduction was hastened in infected females without alteration of the offspring size at birth. At low density, infected males produced fewer offspring, fertilized fewer females and had lower mobility than uninfected individuals. Meanwhile, the infection did not affect the proportion of offspring produced or the proportion of mating partner in female bank voles. Our study is the first to show that B. afzelii infection alters the reproductive success of the natural host. The effects observed could reflect the sickness behaviour due to the infection or they could be a consequence of a manipulation of the host behaviour by the bacteria.

Male rank affects reproductive success and offspring performance in bank voles

2008 ◽  
Vol 94 (4) ◽  
pp. 611-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Kruczek ◽  
Magdalena Zatorska
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Offspring Performance ◽  
Bank Voles
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