A new method for assessing food quality in common vole
(Microtus arvalis) populations

J 2015

A new method for assessing food quality in common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations

JANOVA, E., Josef BRYJA, D. CIZMAR, L. CEPELKA, M. HEROLDOVA et. al.

Základní údaje

Originální název

A new method for assessing food quality in common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations

Autoři

JANOVA, E. (203 Česká republika), Josef BRYJA (203 Česká republika, garant, domácí), D. CIZMAR (203 Česká republika), L. CEPELKA (203 Česká republika) a M. HEROLDOVA (203 Česká republika)

Vydání

European Journal of Wildlife Research, Springer, 2015, 1612-4642

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Stát vydavatele

Spojené státy

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.403

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/15:00093618

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0873-5

UT WoS

000348219700006

Klíčová slova anglicky

NIRS; Nitrogen; Rodent; Food quality; Food supply

Štítky

AKR, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 7. 3. 2018 16:21, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

Food quality is an important factor influencing the demography of small rodents. While there have been numerous studies on food supply during small mammal population cycles, studies on quality of food consumed are rare due to technical difficulties in estimating nitrogen in small samples, such as stomachs or faeces. In this study, we use a new method, near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS), for estimating nitrogenous compounds (NC) in stomachs of common voles (Microtus arvalis). Samples were taken from two populations over two 3-year periods. Vegetation cover (managed alfalfa/set-aside field), and thus also food supply, differed significantly between the two periods. In analysing the effects of food supply and individual attributes (i.e. sex, body size, reproduction) on NC in stomachs, we were able to show that nitrogen varied uniformly and that sex, body size and season had no effect. No significant difference in NC intake was observed between the two study periods, despite individuals being smaller and the population less abundant during the second period. During the peak densities, however, reproducing females consumed food with a significantly higher level of nitrogen than all other individuals. Our results indicate that changes in food supply do not affect the overall quality of food consumed but that maintenance of nutritional quality may require higher energetic release, which may affect body condition. We confirm that NIRS represents a useful new tool opening new possibilities in small-mammal ecology studies.

Citovat

JANOVA, E., Josef BRYJA, D. CIZMAR, L. CEPELKA a M. HEROLDOVA. A new method for assessing food quality in common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations. European Journal of Wildlife Research. Springer, 2015, roč. 61, č. 1, s. 57-62. ISSN 1612-4642. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0873-5.

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AU  - Janova, E. - Bryja, Josef - Cizmar, D. - Cepelka, L. - Heroldova, M.
PY  - 2015
TI  - A new method for assessing food quality in common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations
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N2  - Food quality is an important factor influencing the demography of small rodents. While there have been numerous studies on food supply during small mammal population cycles, studies on quality of food consumed are rare due to technical difficulties in estimating nitrogen in small samples, such as stomachs or faeces. In this study, we use a new method, near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS), for estimating nitrogenous compounds (NC) in stomachs of common voles (Microtus arvalis). Samples were taken from two populations over two 3-year periods. Vegetation cover (managed alfalfa/set-aside field), and thus also food supply, differed significantly between the two periods. In analysing the effects of food supply and individual attributes (i.e. sex, body size, reproduction) on NC in stomachs, we were able to show that nitrogen varied uniformly and that sex, body size and season had no effect. No significant difference in NC intake was observed between the two study periods, despite individuals being smaller and the population less abundant during the second period. During the peak densities, however, reproducing females consumed food with a significantly higher level of nitrogen than all other individuals. Our results indicate that changes in food supply do not affect the overall quality of food consumed but that maintenance of nutritional quality may require higher energetic release, which may affect body condition. We confirm that NIRS represents a useful new tool opening new possibilities in small-mammal ecology studies.
ER  -

JANOVA, E., Josef BRYJA, D. CIZMAR, L. CEPELKA a M. HEROLDOVA. A new method for assessing food quality in common vole (Microtus arvalis) populations. \textit{European Journal of Wildlife Research}. Springer, 2015, roč.~61, č.~1, s.~57-62. ISSN~1612-4642. Dostupné z: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10344-014-0873-5.

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