Initiation of Early Breeding in a Population of Microtus townsendii (Rodentia) with the Secondary Plant Compound 6-MBOA

Feeding the secondary plant compound 6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone (6-MBOA) during winter to a free living population of Microtus townsendii accelerated breeding in females. Both the recruitment of young and sexual maturation of these young were advanced by four weeks in comparison with a control populat...ion. Overwintered females supplied with 6-MBOA matured at a lower body weight than control females. But there was no such weight-at-maturity difference between the grids for males. During April and May 72% of all juveniles captured came from the experimental population. Winter reproduction and early recruitment of young stimulated by 6-MBOA could have important population consequences for these voles. Ausführliche Beschreibung Beschreibung ausblenden

1. Person:	Korn, H.
Weitere Personen:	Taitt, M. J. verfasserin
Quelle:	in Oecologia Vol. 71, No. 4 (1987), p. 593-596 Weitere Artikel
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Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	1987
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Schlagworte:	research-article Microtus townsendii Population Winter breeding 6-MBOA Voles
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