Sibling recognition in thirteen-lined ground squirrels: effects of genetic relatedness, rearing association, and olfaction
dc.contributor.author | Holmes, Warren G. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-11T18:18:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-11T18:18:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1984-03 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Holmes, Warren G.; (1984). "Sibling recognition in thirteen-lined ground squirrels: effects of genetic relatedness, rearing association, and olfaction." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 14(3): 225-233. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/46871> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0340-5443 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1432-0762 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/46871 | |
dc.description.abstract | I investigated sibling-sibling recognition in captive thirteen-lined ground squirrels ( Spermophilus tridecemlineatus ) by cross-fostering lab-born pups shortly after birth. When young reached about 45 days of age, I observed dyadic interactions in a test arena of pairs from four relatedness X rearing groups, and recorded the frequency of “exploratory” encounters between individuals. Sibs-reared together and nonsibs-reared together exhibited significantly fewer exploratory encounters than either sibs-reared apart or nonsibsreared apart. Young reared together were equally exploratory, regadless of relatedness; similarly, young reared apart, whether they were sibs or nonsibs, showed similar levels of exploration. Thus, the differential treatment of siblings in the lab appears to be based on rearing association and not genetic relatedness per se. I interpret this recognition based on association (rearing familiarity) in the context of the species' social organization and compare my results on S. tridecemlineatus with similar studies on S. beldingi, S. parryii , and S. richardsonii . I also used an olfactory impairment technique (zinc sulfate) and found that differential treatment in thirteen-lined ground squirrels was influenced by olfactory cues. | en_US |
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dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Springer-Verlag | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Life Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Zoology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Behavioural Sciences | en_US |
dc.title | Sibling recognition in thirteen-lined ground squirrels: effects of genetic relatedness, rearing association, and olfaction | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | Psychology Department, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/46871/1/265_2004_Article_BF00299622.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00299622 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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