Author(s): Burgess, M., Morris, P. & Bright, P.
Title: Population dynamics of the Edible Dormouse (Glis glis) in England
Year: 2003
Volume: 49
Pages: 27-31.
Abstract: In a study of the introduced population of the Edible dormouse Glis glis 130 nest boxes and 50 "nest tubes" were checked annually once a month from May to November. Between 1996 and 2001 a total of 465 edible dormice were captured, of which 392 have been marked with PIT tags. Reproductive failure was observed in 1996, 1998 and 2001 when no males developed conspicuous testes nor were females found lactating. Reproduction occurred in 1997, 1999 and 2000. Using the minimum number of animals alive method we determined that population density shows high inter-annual variability with between 0.6–4.1 per hectare but is lower than in continental Europe. In contrast average litter size was 6.8, higher than in their native range. Survivorship did not differ between years or between sexes.
Keywords: population dynamics, Glis glis, introduced species, reproductive failure
Journal: Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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ISSN: 1217-8837
Publisher: Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest
Editor(s): Matskási, I., Peregovits, L., Morris, P. A. & Bakonyi, G.
