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Meadow Vole Life Cycle, is one of the shortest of all mammals (Click to enlarge)
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Meadow Vole Life Cycle, is one of the shortest of all mammals (Click to enlarge)
Meadow Vole Life Cycle. meadow vole behavior and life cycle
The meadow vole life cycle is one of the shortest of all mammals with the average life expectancy being only a month. The short meadow vole life cycle means that population numbers are inconsistent from one year to the next.
Meadow Vole Life Cycle
Tests conducted on the longevity of the meadow vole show it to be one of the shortest lived of mammals. Of all the voles that were recorded only 12% survived to the ripe age of eleven to twelve months, while the normal life span was closer to a month. The short meadow vole life cycle leads to a lack of stability of the population and a rapid turn over rate from one generation to the next.
The meadow vole life cycle is one of the shortest of all mammals
Meadow voles are promiscuous, they breed all year round but March through November is the main breeding season. The number of young in a litter varies from two to nine with six or seven as the most common litter size. During the meadow vole life cycle breeding is virtually continuous and the female will mate immediately after giving birth.
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