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TIM E BUDGET AND DEVELOPM ENT OF BEHAVIOR IN PENNED MUSK DEER FAWN

DU Weiguo   

  • Online:2005-12-29 Published:2008-07-07

圈养林麝幼仔的时间分配和行为发育

杜卫国 盛和林   

  1. 浙江师范大学生物系

Abstract: Resting time of fawns decreased with weeks of age (R = 01870, P < 0101) , But increased in active time (R = 01906, P < 0105). Time of feeding had a significantly increasing from weeks of age 7 to 10 . Caudal2gland rubbing behavior and climbing tree behavior were the particuliar behavior of fo rest musk deer. They emerged at weeks of age 4.Caudual2gland rubbing behavior was found betw een mo thers and their fawns and maybehad important function at commun ication between mo thers and their fawns, whileclim ing tree behavior of fawns was a kind of play behavior.

Key words: Moschus mosch if erus berezovskii, Time budget, On togeny of behavio r

摘要:   林麝幼仔的躺卧时间随周龄而减少(R = 01870, P <0101) , 运动时间则相反(R = 01906,P < 0105)。7 周龄后幼麝采食青料的时间明显延长。蹭尾行为和上树行为是林麝的特有行为, 4周龄始出现, 蹭尾行为发生在母仔之间, 可能在母幼通讯中起重要作用, 而幼麝的上树行为是一种戏耍行为。
 

关键词: 林麝, 时间分配, 行为发育