Dynamic home range of the grey-sided vole Craseomys rufocanus: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Knowledge about home range size is vital to understand social systems and population dynamics of small mammals, as well as dispersal and a species' landscape use. Home ranges have been mapped for some species of voles (subfamily Microtinae) but remain virtually unknown for many species, including the grey-sided vole Craseomys rufocanus.

Results

A small pilot study was carried out in an inland valley of northern Norway, where six adult C. rufocanus were radio-tracked with one male and one female in each of the summers 2021-2023. Despite the small sample size, a large variation in home range size was found; males 2 294 - 36 887 m² and females 1 728-7 392 m² (100% MCP). Three of the voles tracked over a prolonged period of time showed a dynamic

SUBMITTER: Frafjord K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11247767 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature