Concepts

Behaviors that reduce the likelihood of predation, including vigilance and evasion tactics

Survival of organisms through winter diapause or dormancy, often related to environmental conditions during overwintering

Population regulation mechanism where demographic rates depend on population density through competition and resource limitation

Parental behaviors including female-pup interactions, vigilance, and antipredator behaviors that influence offspring survival and development

The movement away from your place of birth and onto another location involving decision to depart, displacement, and settlement

Process by which animals become less responsive to repeated non-threatening stimuli over time

Random environmental variation that affects demographic parameters across all individuals in a population simultaneously

Reduction in reproductive output of individuals due to presence of other conspecifics, particularly older or dominant individuals

A within-individual process caused by deterioration in molecular and physiological function resulting in a decrease in survival probability and reproductive output with age

Competition where individuals attempt to take over established breeding resources from other pairs

Positive social interactions and bonds between individuals including behaviors like grooming, playing, and proximity maintenance

Winter survival strategy of some small mammals that may affect their vulnerability to avalanche disturbance depending on burrow depth and emergence timing

Growth pattern characterized by an initial period of mass gain followed by stabilization before hibernation entry

Mass gain patterns in young animals during their first active season before hibernation

The process by which female mammals that develop in male-biased litters show signs of masculinization because they are exposed to testosterone produced by their male siblings in utero

Infection by internal parasites including blood-borne trypanosomes and intestinal parasites that can affect host behavior and physiology

Learning that occurs through observation or interaction with other individuals

A life-history trait that buffers marmots against climate change by allowing them to escape changes in climate and effectively expand their ecological niches