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Types of narrow-skulled vole (Lasiopodomys gregalis) colonies in Northern Kulunda and seasonal dynamics of their demographic composition

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Demographic structure and its seasonal dynamics have been studied in colonies of narrow-skulled voles (Lasiopodomys gregalis Pall.) in Northern Kulunda. Three types of colonies have been distinguished: (I) true colonies (large, complex families), (II) simple families (nuclear or incomplete), and (III) all-male colonies. Changes in their sex, age, and functional composition (based on animal migration activity) during the breeding season have been analyzed.

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    P. A. Zadubrovskiy, I. V. Zadubrovskaya, M. A. Potapov, O. F. Potapova & V. I. Evsikov

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Original Russian Text © P.A. Zadubrovskiy, I.V. Zadubrovskaya, M.A. Potapov, O.F. Potapova, V.I. Evsikov, 2016, published in Ekologiya, 2016, No. 1, pp. 71–76.

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Zadubrovskiy, P.A., Zadubrovskaya, I.V., Potapov, M.A. et al. Types of narrow-skulled vole (Lasiopodomys gregalis) colonies in Northern Kulunda and seasonal dynamics of their demographic composition. Russ J Ecol 47, 82–87 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S106741361601015X

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