Structure of Family Groups and Space Use by Steppe Marmots (Marmota bobac): Preliminary Results

• Published in: Вестник зоологии
• Date: 1999
• Main Authors: Nikol'skii, A.A., Savchenko, G.A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут зоології ім. І.І. Шмальгаузена НАН України 1999
• Subjects: Экология
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/188833
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Structure of Family Groups and Space Use by Steppe Marmots (Marmota bobac): Preliminary Results / A.A. Nikol'skii, G.A. Savchenko // Вестник зоологии. — 1999. — Т. 33, № 3. — С. 67-72. — Бібліогр.: 23 назв. — англ.

The structure of family groups on the basis of observation on individually tagged marmots (Marmota bobac Muller) is described. In all 48 captured animals from 11 permanent burrows (including 17 adult females and 26 adult males) were tagged during 1994-1997. Density of families in the biotopes of int...