Funding for this research was provided by:
Swiss National Science Fondation (31003A_124988)
Article History
Received: 17 April 2019
Revised: 23 July 2019
Accepted: 5 August 2019
First Online: 28 August 2019
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest
: All procedures followed the ASAB/ABS guidelines for the ethical treatment of animals in behavioral research and teaching and all applicable international, national, and/or institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed. Wild common voles were live-trapped in the field under the legal authorization of the wildlife services of the canton Vaud (license no. 1021), and they were brought to the laboratory for measuring their metabolism and behavior under the legal authorization of the veterinary services of the canton Vaud (licenses nos. 2247.0 and 2247.1). Ethical approval for involving animals in this study was received through the application procedure for animal experiment to the veterinary services of the canton Vaud. At the end of this study, animals have been kept in the laboratory and used in a long-term breeding experiment.