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A STUDY ON THE BREEDING AREA AND THE TERRITORIAL BEHAVIOR IN PLATEAU PIKA (OCHOTONA CURZONIAE)

WANG Xuegxo, DAI Kehua   

  • Online:2006-07-25 Published:2007-09-13

高原鼠兔的繁殖空间及其护域行为的研究

王学高, 戴克华   

  1. 中国科学院西北高原生物研究所

Abstract: Breedingareaandterritorialbehaviorinamarkedpopulationofplateaupika(Och-Otonacurzoniae)werestudiedovera3yearbreedingperiod.1985~1987 in HeimaheofQinghaiLake.
Plateaupikaisacharacteristicsteppedwellingpika.Theystayrelativelyclosetotheirburrowsystemandlivecoloniallyinfamilygroups.Thehomerangeisanareaoverwhichafamilymembercommonlyroams, butdoesnotnecessarilydefend.Territoryisanarealessthantheirhomerange , frequentlyusedanddefendedbytheparents.
Duringthebreedingseasonfemale-male,suggestingasystemofpairing,establishanewfamilyandahomerange.Maintenanceofterritoriesisenhancedbyaffiliative behaviors,longcalling,scent-marking andaggressivebehaviors(chasing,fighting),andaggressionisgreateramongmalesthanfemales.

Key words: Plateau pika, Home range, Territorialit

摘要: 1985-1987年在青海湖黑马河湖滨地区,心耳标法研究了高原鼠兔(OchotOttacurzoniae) 的繁殖空间及护域行为,结果表明高原鼠兔营群体家族式生活,具有巢区和领域。繁殖期,雌雄配对建立新的家庭,巢区发生相对变化。并以亲呢、长鸣、嗅味标记和驱逐等行为维护其领地。

关键词: 高原鼠兔, 巢区, 领域性