Project Gutenberg 2011-09-17 Public domain in the USA. 71 Fitch, Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) 1909 2009 Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Produced by Chris Curnow, Tom Cosmas, Joseph Cooper and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Aspects of Reproduction and Development in the Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster)" by Henry S. Fitch is a scientific publication produced in the mid-20th century. This thorough biological study focuses on the prairie vole, detailing aspects of its reproduction and development in relation to ecological factors and population dynamics. Written in the context of the University of Kansas Museum of Natural History publications, it sheds light on the species' mating habits, gestation, litter sizes, and other demographic characteristics over a four-year period. The book provides an extensive examination of the prairie vole's reproductive cycle, identifying that the species breeds year-round, with varying rates of reproduction influenced by environmental conditions. Fitch's study includes data on litter sizes averaging around 3.37 young, gestation periods of approximately 21 days, and observations about the social behavior of voles that suggest a non-territorial and somewhat communal lifestyle. Through live-trapping and careful observations, Fitch presents critical insights into the care of young, potential cannibalism among voles, and the impact of environmental factors on population stability and changes over time. The combination of meticulous data collection and detailed observations makes this publication a valuable resource for understanding the ecology and lifecycle of the prairie vole. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/37450/37450-h/images/cover.jpg en Microtus Voles Prairie vole QH Text Animal Animals-Wild-Mammals Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Science - Genetics/Biology/Evolution 133884 133900 2024-09-15T16:49:00.388115 2023-09-16T09:53:12.999503 text/html text/html 131866 2011-09-17T18:53:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 333894 2011-09-17T18:53:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290464 2024-09-15T16:49:05.259078 application/epub+zip 292030 2024-09-15T16:49:01.607084 application/epub+zip 61098 2024-09-15T16:49:00.714090 application/epub+zip 599141 2024-09-15T16:49:07.477088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596677 2024-09-15T16:49:04.340107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104416 2022-09-17T07:39:19.711097 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105601 105481 2024-09-15T16:48:59.771111 2023-09-16T09:53:12.589494 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 105462 2011-09-17T18:53:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 36767 2011-09-17T18:53:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105463 2011-09-17T18:53:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 36748 2011-09-17T18:53:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21046 2024-09-15T16:49:07.625053 application/rdf+xml 9341 2024-09-15T16:49:00.796092 image/jpeg 2268 2024-09-15T16:49:00.755094 image/jpeg 336266 2024-09-15T16:49:00.443101 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia