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 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.

scholarly journals Demographic Factors Associated with Hantavirus Infection in Bank Voles (Clethrionomys glareolus)

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 924-929 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gert E. Olsson ◽  
Neil White ◽  
Clas Ahlm ◽  
Fredrik Elgh ◽  
Ann-Christin Verlemyr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Factors ◽  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Hantavirus Infection ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Bank Voles

scholarly journals Hantavirus and arenavirus antibody prevalence in rodents and humans in Trentino, Northern Italy

2005 ◽  
Vol 134 (4) ◽  
pp. 830-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. KALLIO-KOKKO ◽  
J. LAAKKONEN ◽  
A. RIZZOLI ◽  
V. TAGLIAPIETRA ◽  
I. CATTADORI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Neutralization Assay ◽  
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis ◽  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Common Finding ◽  
Wild Rodents ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Bank Voles ◽  
Dobrava Virus ◽  
Low Prevalence

The spatial and temporal distribution of hantavirus and arenavirus antibody-positive wild rodents in Trentino, Italy, was studied using immunofluorescence assays (IFA) in two long-term sites trapped in 2000–2003, and six other sites trapped in 2002. The overall hantavirus seroprevalence in the bank voles, Clethrionomys glareolus (n=229) screened for Puumala virus (PUUV) antibodies was 0·4%, and that for Apodemus flavicollis mice (n=1416) screened for Dobrava virus (DOBV) antibodies was 0·2%. Antibodies against lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) were found in 82 (5·6%) of the 1472 tested rodents; the seroprevalence being 6·1% in A. flavicollis (n=1181), 3·3% in C. glareolus (n=276), and 14·3% in Microtus arvalis (n=7). Of the serum samples of 488 forestry workers studied by IFA, 12 were LCMV-IgG positive (2·5%) and one DOBV-IgG positive (0·2%), however, the latter could not be confirmed DOBV-specific with a neutralization assay. Our results show a widespread distribution but low prevalence of DOBV in Trentino, and demonstrate that the arenavirus antibodies are a common finding in several other rodent species besides the house mouse.

Use of space by bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus) in a polish farm landscape

1993 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michŀ Kozakiewicz ◽  
Anna Kozakiewicz ◽  
Aleksy Łukowski ◽  
Tomasz Gortat
Keyword(s):  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Use Of Space ◽  
Bank Voles

A survey of Cryptosporidium species in Skomer bank voles (Clethrionomys glareolus skomerensis)

1998 ◽  
Vol 244 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Bull ◽  
R. M. Chalmers ◽  
A. P. Sturdee ◽  
T. D. Healing
Keyword(s):  
Cryptosporidium Species ◽  
Clethrionomys Glareolus ◽  
Bank Voles
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