Resource selection of a montane endemic: Sex-specific differences in white-bellied voles (Microtus longicaudus leucophaeus).

ABSTRACT: Resources that an individual selects contrasted against what is available can provide valuable information regarding species-specific behavior and ecological relationships. Small mammals represent excellent study organisms to assess such relationships. Isolated populations that exist on the edge of a species' distribution often exhibit behavioral adaptations to the extremes experienced by a species and can provide meaningful insight into the resource requirements of the species. We deployed radio transmitters in a peripheral population of the long-tailed vole (Microtus longicaudus) during the mating season. We developed models of resource selection at multiple scales (within home range and patch). We found voles generally selected areas close to water and roads and consisting of high under

SUBMITTER: Dutt NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7652259 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature