Interspecies behaviour interrelations of reddish and red mice

The work is aimed at studying the mechanisms of formation of the complex two-species social systems resulting from the interrelations of close species of the rodent. The investigations of mice in the experimental groups in the openair cage, the individual identification of the conspecifics by the reddish mice and red mice at the functioning of the different communicating channels, the individual identification of individuals of other species by the urine odour by reddish mice have been performed. For the first time, the possibility of formation of the complex two-species social system has been established. The main characteristics and the conditions of formations have been determined. The possibility and the conditions of realization of the given form existence in nature have been considered. The study of the form of the interspecies interrelations allows to understand deeper the laws of existence of biocenoses, which can be used for the development of the modern methods of regulation of the rodent number and methods of control of the environment state. The work contributes to the development of presentations about the mechanisms of the interspecies interrelations and between-species communicationAvailable from VNTIC / VNTIC - Scientific & Technical Information Centre of RussiaSIGLERURussian Federatio