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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
卷 118, 期 1, 页码 37-47出版社
AMER PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.118.1.37
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The authors studied the striped mouse (Rhabdomys pumilio) in the semiarid succulent karoo, of South Africa. Mice forage alone, but they live in groups that share a common nest. Groups consist of 1 to 4 breeding females, 1 to 2 breeding males, and their offspring of both sexes, which remain in their natal group even after reaching adulthood, participating in territorial defense and nest building without showing signs of reproductive activity. Interactions are typically amicable and take place inside or in front of the nest. In contrast, encounters with mice from other groups are aggressive. Group living in the succulent karoo is possibly due to ecological constraints imposed by habitat saturation because of a year-round stable food supply as well as associated benefits of philopatry.
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