A field test of the Bruce effect in the monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)
@article{Mahady2002AFT, title={A field test of the Bruce effect in the monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster)}, author={S. Mahady and J. Wolff}, journal={Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology}, year={2002}, volume={52}, pages={31-37} }
Abstract. The Bruce effect is a widely studied reproductive phenomenon in rodents in which exposure of pregnant females to unknown males causes termination of the current pregnancy. The Bruce effect has been reported from numerous studies in the laboratory, and one field study with the promiscuous gray-tailed vole, Microtus canicaudus, failed to support it. We conducted a field study with the monogamous prairie vole, M. ochrogaster, to determine if complete replacement of the male population… CONTINUE READING
Tables from this paper
Tables
54 Citations
Mating strategy predicts the occurrence of the Bruce effect in the vlei rat Otomys irroratus
- Biology
- 2009
- 14
Morphological, Genetic, and Behavioral Comparisons of Two Prairie Vole Populations in the Field and Laboratory
- Biology
- 2007
- 30
- PDF
The effect of new alpha males on female stress in free-ranging baboons
- Biology
- Animal Behaviour
- 2005
- 131
- PDF
The Bruce effect revisited: is pregnancy termination in female rodents an adaptation to ensure breeding success after male turnover in low densities?
- Biology, Medicine
- Oecologia
- 2017
- 12
- Highly Influenced
- PDF
Harem stallion changes are not associated with diminished reproductive performance of females in semi-feral Konik polski horses (Equus caballus).
- Biology, Medicine
- Theriogenology
- 2020
- 2
References
SHOWING 1-10 OF 48 REFERENCES
Adult female prairie voles and meadow voles do not suppress reproduction in their daughters
- Biology, Medicine
- Behavioural Processes
- 2001
- 19
The mating system of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster: Field and laboratory evidence for pair-bonding
- Biology
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- 2004
- 255
Evidence of pregnancy failure in the wild meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus.
- Biology, Medicine
- Canadian journal of zoology
- 1977
- 67
Parental care and mating system of the prairie vole, Microtus ochrogaster
- Biology
- Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
- 2004
- 109
Pregnancy-block in the meadow vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus.
- Biology, Medicine
- Journal of reproduction and fertility
- 1971
- 62
- PDF
The effects of mate removal on pregnancy success in prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus).
- Biology, Medicine
- Biology of reproduction
- 1992
- 45
- PDF
Patterns of Visitation in Prairie Voles (Microtus Ochrogaster) Reveal a Role for Males in Population Regulation
- Biology
- 1990
- 18
Pregnancy interruption in Microtus ochrogaster: laboratory artifact or field phenomenon?
- Biology, Medicine
- Biology of reproduction
- 1984
- 43
- PDF
Postimplantation pregnancy disruptions in meadow voles: Relationship to variation in male sexual and aggressive behavior
- Psychology, Medicine
- Physiology & Behavior
- 1990
- 33