The Effect of Crowding on the Reproduction of the House-Mouse (Mus musculus L.) Living in Corn-Ricks

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1964
Authors:Rowe, FP, Taylor, EJ, Chudley, AHJ
Journal:Journal of Animal Ecology
Volume:33
Date Published:1964
ISBN Number:00218790
Keywords:Mus musculus
Abstract:

1. Post-mortem examination of four dense corn-rick populations of wild house-mice (Mus musculus L.) showed that the populations were still increasing but that physiological and behavioural factors were tending to regulate density. 2. These factors included lowered fecundity, reduced litter size, embryonic resorption, and increasing movement away from the ricks. Non-fecundity in both males and females was associated with excessive fat deposits. 3. The main regulating factors operating in the oat and wheat ricks studied are compared to those reported as regulating density in confined experimental colonies of mice.

URL:http://www.jstor.org/stable/2567
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