Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú

In this article we present some aspects related to the population ecology of Mus musculus at the beginning and throughout the course of the dry season in the Lachay lomas. Population abundance in three zones with different altitudes decreased drastically during the dry season. Sex proportions showed...

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Main Authors: César Kunimoto, Cecilia De la Cruz, Margarita Arana, Oswaldo E. Ramírez
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Institut Français d'Études Andines 2002-07-01
Series:Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/6753
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author César Kunimoto
Cecilia De la Cruz
Margarita Arana
Oswaldo E. Ramírez
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description In this article we present some aspects related to the population ecology of Mus musculus at the beginning and throughout the course of the dry season in the Lachay lomas. Population abundance in three zones with different altitudes decreased drastically during the dry season. Sex proportions showed that the number of males was always higher than the number of females. Home range was not statistically different between the three analyzed areas. Our results suggest that the presence and/or abundance of plants may be one of the most important in regulating the population this species. In addition our study suggests the hypothesis that females of Mus musculus are more sensitive tha males to the adverse climatic conditions in the Lachay National Reserve during dry season.
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spelling doaj.art-7b07b284a0ae4a6e86fa639a5c5203ab2024-02-14T16:33:19ZspaInstitut Français d'Études AndinesBulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines0303-74952076-58272002-07-013132332810.4000/bifea.6753Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, PerúCésar KunimotoCecilia De la CruzMargarita AranaOswaldo E. RamírezIn this article we present some aspects related to the population ecology of Mus musculus at the beginning and throughout the course of the dry season in the Lachay lomas. Population abundance in three zones with different altitudes decreased drastically during the dry season. Sex proportions showed that the number of males was always higher than the number of females. Home range was not statistically different between the three analyzed areas. Our results suggest that the presence and/or abundance of plants may be one of the most important in regulating the population this species. In addition our study suggests the hypothesis that females of Mus musculus are more sensitive tha males to the adverse climatic conditions in the Lachay National Reserve during dry season.https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/6753Peru.Ecologydomestic mouseMus musculuslomas
spellingShingle César Kunimoto
Cecilia De la Cruz
Margarita Arana
Oswaldo E. Ramírez
Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú
Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines
Peru.
Ecology
domestic mouse
Mus musculus
lomas
title Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú
title_full Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú
title_fullStr Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú
title_full_unstemmed Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú
title_short Observaciones sobre la ecología poblacional del ratón doméstico en Lachay, Perú
title_sort observaciones sobre la ecologia poblacional del raton domestico en lachay peru
topic Peru.
Ecology
domestic mouse
Mus musculus
lomas
url https://journals.openedition.org/bifea/6753
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