Density-dependent regulation of body mass and condition in badgers (Meles meles) from Wytham Woods

被引：1
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作者：
Macdonald, DW
Newman, C
Stewart, PD
Domingo-Roura, X
Johnson, PJ
机构：
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Zool, Wildlife Conservat Res Unit, Oxford OX1 3PS, England
[2] Univ Pompeu Fabra, Unitat Biol Evolut, Barcelona 08003, Spain
来源：
ECOLOGY | 2002年 / 83卷 / 07期
关键词：
badgers; body mass; condition; density dependence; fecundity; Meles meles; RDH; resource dispersion hypothesis; Wytham Woods; UK;
D O I：
10.1890/0012-9658(2002)083[2056:DDROBM]2.0.CO;2
中图分类号：
Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];
学科分类号：
071012 ; 0713 ;
摘要：
Body mass and an index of condition for badgers (Meles meles) in a high-density population (Wytham Woods, UK) were examined between 1990 and 1997 and compared with the size of the groups with which individuals were associated. Both body mass and condition decreased as centered group size increased. Fecundity also declined with increasing centered group size. Female badgers exhibited the greatest effects of density-dependent constraints on body mass and condition in autumn, whereas for males the effect was most pronounced in spring.
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页码：2056 / 2061
页数：6
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