长爪沙鼠的行为和生理生态学研究进展  

Studies of Behavioral and Physiological Ecology in Mongolian Gerbils(Meriones unguiculatus)

作　　者：张学英[1] 迟庆生[1] 刘伟[1] 王德华[1] 

机构地区：[1]中国科学院动物研究所农业虫害鼠害综合治理研究国家重点实验室,北京100101

出　　处：《中国科学：生命科学》2016年第1期120-128,共9页Scientia Sinica(Vitae)

基　　金：国家自然科学基金(批准号:31272312;31470474;31372211)资助

摘　　要：动物生理生态学主要研究野生动物对自然环境的适应,阐述或回答动物与生存和繁殖相关的生态学问题.长爪沙鼠(Meriones unguiculatus)栖息地环境从西向东横跨荒漠草原和典型草原,而且具有明显的季节性,其生理生态学研究对于了解物种分布范围的决定因素、对季节性环境的适应策略以及种群动态等生态学和进化生物学问题具有重要意义.对本研究组关于长爪沙鼠的生活史特征、能量代谢特征、社群行为和贮食行为、生态免疫以及种群动态等方面的研究进展进行了综述,并对未来可能的发展方向进行展望.Animal physiological ecology mainly studies the adaptations of wild animals to the environments,illustrates and answers the ecological questions related to animals＇ survival and reproduction.The habitat environments for Mongolian gerbils（Meriones unguiculatus）stretch across desert steppe and typical steppe from west to east,and show marked seasonal changes in a year.The studies for this species in physiological ecology have important implications for understanding the ecological and evolutional questions such as the key factors determining the distribution range,the adaptive strategies to seasonal environments,and population biology.Here we review the progresses in the study of life history,metabolism,social behaviors and food hoarding,ecological immunity and population dynamics in Mongolian gerbils,and also give some prospects for the future studies.

关 键 词：长爪沙鼠 生活史 能量代谢 社群行为 贮食行为 生态免疫 种群动态 

分 类 号：Q958.1[生物学—动物学]