caa a22 4500 378934848 CHVBK 20180305123638.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20041001xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/mamm.2004.014 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/mamm.2004.014 Annual weight variation and reproductive cycle of the wood mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus) in a Mediterranean environment [Elektronische Daten] [Ines T. Rosário, Maria L. Mathias] This paper describes the weight variation and reproductive seasonal patterns of the wood mouse in a Mediterranean scrubland in southern Portugal. A total of 156 individuals were marked and followed up to 242 days. Summer corresponded to the non-breeding period in the study area, instead of winter, such as in other areas of central and northern Europe. As a consequence, a displacement of the annual density and weight cycles were observed. The higher densities, usually recorded before the non-reproductive period, were recorded during spring instead of summer. In addition, the typical weight depression of the non-reproductive period was reported in summer. Reproductive individuals were consistently heavier than non-reproductive, except in summer when a significant weight decrease was observed and in autumn when there were few subadults in the population. Juvenile males grew faster than juvenile females. However, there was little evidence of differences on growth of juveniles born at different times of the year. Copyright 2004, Walter de Gruyter Apodemus sylvaticus nationallicence weight nationallicence Mediterranean habitat nationallicence reproduction nationallicence density nationallicence Rosário Ines T. Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Bloco C2, Piso 3, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal aut Mathias Maria L. Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Bloco C2, Piso 3, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal aut Mammalia Walter de Gruyter 68/2-3(2004-10-01), 133-140 0025-1461 68:2-3<133 2004 68 mamm https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.014 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.014 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rosário Ines T. Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Bloco C2, Piso 3, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mathias Maria L. Centro de Biologia Ambiental, Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Bloco C2, Piso 3, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mammalia Walter de Gruyter 68/2-3(2004-10-01), 133-140 0025-1461 68:2-3<133 2004 68 mamm CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter